Kenneth Berding

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. As someone who reads the Bible with the assumption that it is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, this book brings to the fore three different ways of interpreting the way the New Testament writers use the Old Testament Scriptures. I have found this interesting in my own studies, and I think all three contributors did a good job defending their interpretation style. Kaiser and Bock, I have read (or at least heard of) before, but Peter Enns is someone I had show more never read before. I found his appeal to the historical context to be refreshing, as it is something I consistently try to weave into my own teaching (I am part of a team of four that teaches Sunday School in our class). All three views seem to have something appealing to them, though I'm curious about how seriously we could take the Scriptures if Enns' view is taken. The critiques are a wonderful addition to the volume because it doesn't let you simply sit back and say "ah yes, well done and now I know why you're right!" I found it refreshing to have each view challenged as soon as I finished reading about it. All in all, this is a volume that will increase your understanding of how our different hermeneutical schools do their interpretive work. show less

NCLA Review: Sometimes it’s hard for us to remember to walk in the spirit, distracted as we tend to be with matters of the flesh and the tempting world around us. Reading this book will surely help us remember. It makes it sound easy and a joy. The author, a pastor, professor and writer of numerous books, tells us we need just take little steps. Little steps add up. Taking these steps has to do with our mindset, our focus on God, with making our every thought captive to Christ, rejecting show more wrong thoughts as they come into our minds. It adds up to God holding our hands as we go. The more we walk in the spirit, the easier it gets, and the more steps we take, the more steps we will want to take. Rating: 4 —EB show less

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