This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number4 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Conservative Christians have acquired the label literalists because they accept the record of supernatural events in the Bible as literally true, whereas liberal Christians [...]

This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number2 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org There is a principle of biblical interpretation called the analogy of faith that is popularly understood to mean “Scripture interprets Scripture,” or “Scripture interprets [...]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 4 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Christians who are serious about the Bible tend to gravitate toward a single version, which results in the tendency to identify versions that differ from their [...]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 3 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS What makes a Bible version “good” or “bad” and how can we tell the difference? The rapid increase in the number of major English Bible versions [...]

This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 26, number 3 (2003). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org I stumbled on a technique that can immediately tell me in some cases when a verse is being taken out of context, [...]

Summary King James Version Only advocates argue that all modern translations of the New Testament are based on Greek manuscripts that contain intentional doctrinal corruptions. However, an examination of the most important manuscripts underlying these translations demonstrates that such charges are based more upon prejudice than fact. The papyri finds of the last century, together [...]

This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 26, number 2 (2003). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously and without reproach, and it [...]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 26, number 1 (2003). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Two factors affect how we interpret the Bible. They are our preunderstanding and presuppositions and the principles of communication and understanding. Our preunderstanding includes anything and [...]

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 4 (2003). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS As a student of the Bible you have probably encountered someone who disagrees with your interpretation of a passage. That person may be a cultist, a [...]

This article first appeared in the Volume 22 / Number 4 issue of the Christian Research Journal. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org THE CASE FOR GENDER-INCLUSIVE by Mark L. Strauss There are several points that need to be clarified in a discussion of the current controversy [...]