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Interview on the White Horse Inn: The Gospel of John

Interview on White Horse Inn The White Horse Inn has been hosting a year-long series on the Gospel of John. In this episode, Shane Rosenthal discusses John chapter with Dr. Andreas Köstenberger. In this chapter, Jesus arrives at the Jerusalem temple during the Feast of Booths and says, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to… Read More

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Induktives Bibelstudium: Beobachtung, Auslegung und Anwendung aus dem Blickwinkel der Geschichte, Literatur und Theologie

Induktives Bibelstudium Das induktive Studium der Bibel ist eine praktische, relevante und erprobte Methode für die Auslegung der Schrift. Das vorliegende Lehrbuch verbindet die Erkenntnisse der modernen evangelikalen Hermeneutik mit einem nachvollziehbaren, schrittweisen Prozess, der von der Beobachtung über die Auslegung zur Anwendung des Wortes Gottes führt. Jeder Schritt wird aus dem Blickwinkel der hermeneutischen Triade… Read More

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John’s Appropriation of Isaiah’s Signs Theology: Implications for the Structure of John’s Gospel

Abstract: The present article explores John’s distinct use of “signs” as part of his “theological transposition” of the Synoptic Gospels by which John transforms the Synoptic concept of “miracle” into that of “signs” pointing to Jesus’s messianic identity. The article proposes that Isaiah was the source for John’s signs theology by demonstrating significant links between… Read More

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Visions of the End: Interpreting Revelation

Apocalyptic Literature When approaching apocalyptic literature, we must first define our terms: Apocalypse: a particular genre of literature written between approximately 200 B.C. and A.D. 200; Apocalyptic: an adjective “describing either the literary genre or the worldview; Apocalypticism: a worldview, ideology, or theology merging the eschatological aims of particular groups into a cosmic and political… Read More

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A Call for Discernment: Interpreting the Parables

The Parables of Jesus In our book Invitation to Biblical Interpretation, we define a parable as “a short narrative that demands a response from the hearer” (426). Parables are realistic in that they do not contain fanciful elements that would be found in myths or fairy tales, yet they are not true stories like historical narratives…. Read More

Longing to See All the World Rest on Biblical Foundations

The mission of Biblical Foundations is to help restore the biblical foundations for the family, the church, and society. In order to help believers defend biblical, historic Christianity, this site provides biblically based, theologically grounded, and missionally oriented resources on a variety of topics.