by Bret Capranica | May 30, 2007 | Blogging, Technology, Time/Life Management
Great ideas here. Matt’s Idea Blog: Afraid to click? How to efficiently process your RSS feeds
by Bret Capranica | May 30, 2007 | Technology
Will be checking this out: Lifehacker Code: Upgrade Flickr with the Better Flickr Firefox extension –...
by Bret Capranica | May 30, 2007 | Time/Life Management
Good article with a number of helpful thoughts about being more intentional with yours and others time at the office. HT: Lifehack.org Eight ways to save time at the office – –...
by Bret Capranica | May 29, 2007 | Bookreviews, Hermeneutics
Earlier this year I finished a very good and helpful text on the subject of New Testament exegesis (I mentioned it on this blog late last year): Interpreting the New Testament Text, edited by Darrell L. Bock and Buist M. Fanning. In this post I want to provide a brief review of the book that I hope would cause those of you who are series about exegesis to pick up the book and interact with its suggested methods and approach in deepening your exegetical studies. Interpreting the New Testament Text: Introduction to the Art and Science of Exegesis (INTT) is a seminary level text-book edited by Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) professors, Darrell L. Bock and Buist M. Fanning. The two editors collate contributions from fellow DTS professors and former students of current DTS professor Harold W. Hoehner (9, 18). The book is somewhat of a festschrift in honor of Dr. Hoehner and his years of faithful exegesis and Bible teaching ministry. The purpose of INTT is “to discuss the methods of exegesis that make it a skill that can be taught, while also giving samples of exegesis that reveal what exegesis looks like in the hands of mature practitioners” (24). Exegesis is defined in INTT most broadly as “a high-definition form of reading and studying the Bible” (17). More specifically, exegesis is defined as “setting forth the authors’/text’s meaning by interaction with the original language through the use of sound hermeneutics with a view to applying the text to the contemporary church and the world” (24). INTT summarizes the product of exegesis in three different outcomes: (1) to understand...
by Bret Capranica | May 23, 2007 | Christian Living
In Kelly Kapic’s and Justin Taylor’s edition of three select writings from John Owen, the second book included is entitled, Of Temptation: The Nature and Power of It. I began this second book recently in my quiet time reading. Here are a few excerpts from today’s reading: The Special Nature of Temptation . . . temptation in its special nature, as it denotes any evil, is considered either actively, as it leads to evil, or passively, as it has an evil and suffering in it (152). . . . actively considered, it either denotes in the tempter a design for the bringing about of the special end of temtatin, namely, a leading into evil; so it is said that “God tempts no man” (James 1:13), with a design for sin as such – or the general nature and end of temptation, which is trial; so “God tempted Arham” (Gen 22:1). And he proves or tempts by false prophets (Deut 13:3). The End for Which God Tempts: He does it to hw unto man what is in him: as to his grace or corruption (153). God does it to show himself unto man and that – in a way of preventing grace in a way of renewing grace We shall never know what strength there is in grace if we know not what strength there is in temptation (154). The Way God Tempts He puts men on great duties, such as they cannot apprehend that they have any strength for, nor indeed have. By putting them upon great sufferings. By his providential disposing of things so that occasions unto sin...
