Previously I referenced the first four of ten propositions that Tony Payne is outlining at the Solapanel website. The propositions will, I assume, form the chapters of the forthcoming book that Payne is co-authoring with Colin Harrison. There are now three more to consider. The last three will be considered later. 5. To be a …

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The reformed/presbyterian/calvinist websphere breaks in half again today as Carl Trueman pens an essay that reflects on some distinctives which relate to the renewed expressions of reformed theology afoot in the church today. The article seeks to engage with the distinctives of the calvinism identified by Collin Hansen in his book ‘Young, Reformed and Restless’. …

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her⋅me⋅neu⋅tics [hur-muh-noo-tiks, -nyoo-] –noun (used with a singular verb) 1. the science of interpretation, esp. of the Scriptures. 2. the branch of theology that deals with the principles of Biblical exegesis. Previously I wrote about this subject and the focus was on ‘Homerneutics‘, the practice of reading your own meaning into a text of Scripture. …

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