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| Introduction | |
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| Systematization and Atomization | |
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| Theological Hermeneutic(s) | |
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| Pr�cis of Chapters | |
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| General and Special Hermeneutics | |
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| Preview: General and Special Hermeneutics | |
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| General Hermeneutics | |
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| Textuality and Its Consequences | |
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| Text and Author | |
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| Text and Hearer | |
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| Text and Referent | |
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| The World in Front of the Text | |
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| Futurity and Meaning of Texts | |
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| Pragmatics: What Authors Do with What They Say | |
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| The Classic and Its Characteristics | |
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| Perenniality | |
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| Plurality | |
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| Prescriptivity | |
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| Excursus: On Significance | |
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| Section Summary: General Hermeneutics | |
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| Special Hermeneutics | |
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| Role of Rules | |
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| Rules of Reading | |
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| Rule of Exclusivity | |
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| Rule of Singularity | |
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| Rule of Finality | |
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| Rule of Applicability | |
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| Rule of Ecclesiality | |
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| Rule of Centrality | |
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| Section Summary: Special Hermeneutics | |
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| Summary: General and Special Hermeneutics | |
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| Pericopes, Theology, and Application | |
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| Preview: Pericopes, Theology, and Application | |
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| Pericopes | |
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| Liturgical Use of Pericopes | |
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| Theological Function of Pericopes | |
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| Covenant Renewal in Nehemiah 7:73b-8:12 | |
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| Pericopes as Literary Instruments of Covenant Renewal | |
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| Section Summary: Pericopes | |
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| Theology of Pericopes | |
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| Authors Are Doing Something | |
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| Authors' Freedom and Their Agendas | |
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| Categories of Interpretive Approaches | |
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| Pericopes and Their Projected Worlds | |
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| Pericopal Theology | |
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| Pericopal Theology Defined | |
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| Pericopal Theology Distinguished | |
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| Summary: Pericopal Theology | |
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| Text to Theology-a Case Study: 2 Samuel 11-12 | |
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| The Send Motif | |
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| The Hittite Model | |
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| The Ophthalmic Malady | |
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| The Punishment Merited | |
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| Principlization, Generalization, and Levels of Theology | |
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| Problems of Principlization | |
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| Necessity of Generalization | |
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| Level of Theology | |
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| Section Summary: Theology of Pericopes | |
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| Application | |
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| Two-Step Preaching | |
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| The Second Step: Pericopal Theology to Application | |
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| Exemplification in Legal Hermeneutics | |
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| Exemplification in Theological Hermeneutics | |
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| Exemplification for 2 Samuel 11-12 | |
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| Section Summary: Application | |
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| Summary: Pericopes, Theology, and Application | |
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| Divine Demand and Faithful Obedience | |
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| Preview: Divine Demand and Faithful Obedience | |
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| Divine Demand | |
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| Approaches to the Law | |
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| Traditional: Lutheran Approach | |
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| Traditional: Reformed Approach | |
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| Traditional: Dispensational Approach | |
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| New Perspective on Paul | |
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| Law Continues to Operate | |
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| Romans 9:30-32a | |
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| Romans 10:4 | |
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| Romans 10:5-8 | |
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| 2 Corinthians 3:6, 11 | |
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| Galatians 3:10, 25; 5:18 | |
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| Summary: Law Continues to Operate | |
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| Law Functions Theologically | |
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| Contextual Shift of or Law | |
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| Law as Imitatio Dei | |
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| Law as a System of Ethics, than a Code of Rules | |
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| Rationale of Law | |
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| Summary: Law Functions Theologically | |
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| Relationship Precedes Responsibility | |
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| Section Summary: Divine Demand | |
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| Faithful Obedience | |
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| Hupakoe Pisteos | |
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| Romans 1:5/15:18 and Romans 1:8/16:19 | |
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| "Faith-full" Obedience and the Law of Christ | |
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| Section Summary: Faithful Obedience | |
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| Excursus: What Christ Hath Wrought | |
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| Summary: Divine Demand and Faithful Obedience | |
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| The Aqedah and Christiconic Interpretation | |
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| Preview: The Aqedah and Christiconic Interpretation | |
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| The Aqedah (Genesis 22) | |
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| Traditional Views | |
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| God's Joke? | |
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| Satanic Influence in the Test? | |
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| Isaac-Ignorant Victim or Willing Partner? | |
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| Typology of the Passover? | |
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| Typology of the Atonement? | |
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| Genesis 22 and the Authors Doings | |
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| A Necessary Test of Faith | |
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| Abrahams Fear of God | |
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| Abrahams Love for Isaac | |
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| Isaac's Disappearance | |
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| Consequences of Abraham's Success | |
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| Christiconic Interpretation | |
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| Christocentric Interpretation | |
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| Christ in Every Pericope? | |
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| Exemplars Galore | |
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| Consistent Moral Instruction | |
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| Historical Evidence | |
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| Apostolic Hermeneutics | |
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| Do Biblical Passages Support Christocentric Preaching? | |
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| Luke 24:13-27, 44-48 | |
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| 1 Corinthians 1:22-23; 2:2; 2 Corinthians 4:5 | |
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| Divine Demand and Human Obedience | |
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| Value of Obedience | |
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| Incentives Now | |
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| Rewards Later | |
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| Summary: Divine Demand and Human Obedience | |
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| Christiconic Interpretation | |
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| Jesus Christ and Divine Demand | |
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| Corinthians 15:49 | |
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| Corinthians 3:18 | |
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| Preaching and the Image of Christ | |
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| Imitation and Image | |
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| Summary: The Aqedah and Christiconic Interpretation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Summary of Chapters | |
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| A Historical Afterword | |
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| Antiquity (100-500 C.E.) | |
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| Middle Ages (500-1500 C.E.) | |
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| Reformation Era (1500-2000 C.E.) | |
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| Contemporary Age (2000-current) | |
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| Bibliography of Modern Writings | |
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| Index of Subjects | |
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| Index of Ancient Sources | |
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| Index of Modern Sources | |
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| Index of Scripture | |
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| Acknowledgments | |