tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post140935246058461355..comments2023-08-26T09:34:18.163-05:00Comments on Dead Theologians: Putting my Bible Back TogetherJared Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18445783451815077626noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post-628490035866851992010-01-26T11:06:28.478-06:002010-01-26T11:06:28.478-06:00Excuse me, "if the kingdom were..."Excuse me, "if the kingdom were..."Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post-69329160579644689092010-01-26T11:03:59.174-06:002010-01-26T11:03:59.174-06:00Redemption vs. covenant as a uniting theme of the ...Redemption vs. covenant as a uniting theme of the scripture. Good argument and hard to draw a fine point, Jared. Good to talk about, though.<br /><br />I think a unifying theme should be a thing which makes sense of each book of the Bible, in at least its far context. What makes one a canonical book vis-a-vis it's relationship to a unity of the whole?<br /><br />This is why I reject the kingdom theme ( too dispensationalist, IMHO ). It is too broad - if the kingdom where the theme of the Bible, I would say that a few extra canonical works might fit better in the collection. But, they don't. I would rather test their unity in relationship to a theme of God and man.<br /><br />BTW, I also reject (in humility) a description such as "history of redemption" because of the books that are other genres than history. Perhaps "story of redemption?" Just thinking out loud.<br /><br />Cheers!Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post-1530865569784810982010-01-25T10:54:14.373-06:002010-01-25T10:54:14.373-06:00I don't think we have to choose between covena...I don't think we have to choose between covenant and the history of redemption. God does move towards man, but to do what? Redeem him. <br /><br />I would also see Redemption as broader than covenant. So, the fact that God interacts with man in covenant is the content (and context) to the broader theme of the history of redemption.Jared Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445783451815077626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post-65528438944072687892010-01-23T22:00:06.832-06:002010-01-23T22:00:06.832-06:00Hi.
Using the phrase, "Adam, where are you?&...Hi.<br /><br />Using the phrase, "Adam, where are you?" seems to me to be a good starting point. <br /><br />I like the theme of redemption, but a more thorough idea would include God's relationship towards man in the larger sense. Is covenant a broader idea? Perhaps.<br /><br />I'll have to say your professor whom you quote as saying, "The movement of God towards man," has a very compelling view. IMOHO, that might be a way of describing the essence of covenant.Casey Klahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020906666248399435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7615787.post-7498841334093827952009-10-20T09:11:04.983-05:002009-10-20T09:11:04.983-05:00I was going to answer with: God creating everythin...I was going to answer with: God creating everything in communion with himself, and then after the fall, God restoring the communion / covenant by gradually expanding his covenant family. But that's basically just a more convoluted version of what you said with the Redemptive history thing.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752373297874435269noreply@blogger.com