Biblical Reasoning: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis

by R. B. Jamieson, Tyler R. Wittman

Overview

The Gospel Coalition 2022 Book Award Winner (Academic Theology)

Southwestern Journal of Theology 2022 Book of the Year Award (Honorable Mention, Hermeneutics/Bible Reference/Biblical Backgrounds)

Two experts in exegesis and dogmatics show how Christology and the doctrine of the Trinity are grounded in Scripture and how knowledge of these topics is critical for exegesis. The book outlines key theological principles and rules for the exegesis of Christian Scripture, making it an ideal textbook for hermeneutics and interpretation courses. The authors explore how the triune God revealed in Christ shapes Scripture and its readers and how doctrinal rules intrinsic to Scripture help guide exegesis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781540964670
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/05/2022
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	779,198
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

R. B. Jamieson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is an associate pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is the author of several books, including The Paradox of Sonship: Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews.

Tyler R. Wittman (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is assistant professor of theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is the author of God and Creation in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas and Karl Barth.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction: Theology for Better Exegesis
Part 1: Biblical Reasoning
1. Seek His Face Always: The End of Biblical Reasoning
2. The School of Christ: The Pedagogical Context of Biblical Reasoning
3. The Curriculum of Christ: The Source and Practice of Biblical Reasoning
Part 2: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis
4. Worthy Are You: Understanding Scripture as Honoring God
5. The Lord Is One: The Trinity's Unity and Equality in Scripture's Twofold Discourse
6. Varieties of Activities but the Same God: The Trinity's Inseparable Operations and Scripture's Appropriation
7. One and the Same: The Unity of Christ and Scripture's Communication of Idioms
8. Greater Than Himself and Less Than Himself: Christ's Two Natures and Scripture's Partitive Discourse
9. God from God: From Missions to Processions
10. Putting the Rule-Kit to Work: Reading John 5:17-30
Conclusion: From Glory to Glory
Appendix: Table of Principles and Rules
Indexes