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Graeme Goldsworthy on the Old Testament’s Own Typology

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May 14th, 2012

I’ve been reading the latest book from Graeme Goldsworthy, Christ-Centered Biblical Theology: Hermeneutical Foundations and Principles (IVP, 2012). In the book, Goldsworthy details the foundations of his hermeneutical method and the big influence that Donald Robinson, his former professor at Moore Theological College (Sydney), has had on him. One of…

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A Third Option for Separation: Tetreau on Type A, B & C Fundamentalism Again

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March 2nd, 2012

Back in 2006, Pastor Joel Tetreau posted a three part series at SharperIron.org called “Three Lines in the Sand”. In it, he explained the landscape of fundamentalism in terms of Type A, Type B and Type C fundamentalists. You can still read that original series of posts at Sharper Iron:…

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Achan’s Curse and the Cross of Christ

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September 24th, 2010

The stoning of Achan is one of the most horrific accounts in the Bible. Many Christians cringe when reading the account. Let me quote it here at some length, and then point you to a very helpful meditation on this passage. Then Joshua said to Achan, \”My son, give glory…

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Meditating on Mediator-Types

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July 7th, 2010

Last week, our pastor taught on Noah and the Flood. As we read Gen. 8:20-22, I started thinking about Noah as a type of Christ. This got me thinking and I came up with the beginning of a list of Mediator-Types in Scripture. The following pattern merits further mediation and…

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Quotes to Note 15b: Sailhamer on How Genesis Intends Joseph’s Life As a Type of the Coming Messiah

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April 22nd, 2010

I’m working my way through John Sailhamer’s The Meaning of the Pentateuch: Revelation, Composition and Interpretation (IVP). I’m finding multiple nuggets of special insight and blessing; the reward for reading through this 600 page book is well great indeed. Often the interpretation of the Joseph narratives proves problematic among pastors…

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101 Portraits of Jesus in the Hebrew Scriptures by Bob Beasley

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July 15th, 2009

101 Portraits of Jesus in the Hebrew Scriptures by Bob Beasley

Author: Bob Beasley Publisher: Living Stone Books Format: Softcover Pages: 208 ISBN: 9780979973147 Stars: 3 of 5 Many Christians are bewildered by the Old Testament. They start reading in Genesis and give up by the time Leviticus comes around. They remember bits and pieces of a smattering of OT Bible…

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Contemplating the Cross: Christ Our Passover Lamb

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April 10th, 2009

For the next few days, I’ll be posting excerpts from Nancy Guthrie’s Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter (Crossway). Join me as I aim to contemplate the cross this passion week. Today’s meditation is by John Calvin, from chapter 17 “Blood and Water”…

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Understanding the Land Promise: Part 3

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June 10th, 2008

–continuing from part 2. Justification for “Spiritualizing” the Land Promise Whenever one starts talking of “spiritualizing” a text, various wrong-headed assumptions abound. Dispensationalists often use this charge to show our disregard for the Biblical text. And sometimes, any honest effort to show metaphorical language in Scripture is met with suspicion…

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The Storybook for Preachers

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February 23rd, 2007

The more I learn about Pastor Tim Keller (of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City), the more I respect his opinion. So when he says of a new kid’s Bible storybook: “I’d urge ministers to buy it and read it for themselves. It will improve their preaching.” I listen…

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Storms, Sleepers, and Substitutes–Jonah As a Type of Christ

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October 29th, 2006

I have finally started listening to the sermons from Desiring God’s recent conference (I blogged about that here). Well, toward the end of Tim Keller’s message he mentioned a parallel between Christ and Jonah I had never before considered. I thought it was a great example of the typographical element…

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