I feel like I learned a lot from this presentation, but at the same time I feel like it was hard to follow. I wish Dr. Chou had spent more time elaborating on the ideas that he's talking about. His criticisms of the christocentric method weren't as clear as they could've been. It's a shame the time limit restricted his ability to expound on his ideas.
Dr. Chou, I understand your argument and agree that we should not employ a new hermeneutic and that's not what Jesus or the NT writers intended. However, to say we can't see new wisdom or types or foreshadows, doesn't this deny progressive illumination, in that we as Christians living now with a completed revelation of God's word can see more clearly the larger picture, that Jesus quite possibly can be seen on every page, even every verse? I don't believe that this is grounds to claim that we are making a hermeneutical shift, since there's no new revelation or even a new method of interpretation, there's simply a new lens put over our eyes that Christians now can put on. This doesn't make us more spiritually wise or righteous than those saints of the past, especially before the NT, it's just that we're simply blessed by being alive now to understand more clearly God's full plan. Essentially we are entrusted with more illumination, making us even more accountable than those saints of the past. Thank you.
I'll disagree. I would argue a Christocentric reading of scripture keeps Jesus, His initiation of the new covenant, and His teachings as the foundation and matrix through which to further interpret and presently apply the OT and NT. It is not that Jesus is a symbol or picture in every text, he's not, but accepting Christ's divinity and authority makes Him unavoidable in any Christian reading and application if the Bible. Simply put, Jesus is the sauce that saturates the Bible's redemption story, and it is impossible to ignore His reflavoring of the OT and His aroma influencing the NT. So a Christocentric hermeneutic is unavoidable. If we want to be honest, Jesus the source of all language, logic, and scripture, so we are playing on His playset.
Thanks for posting this. Surprised this was in 2016 and posted 4 years later in 2020.
Love his spirit! Superb approach. Here! Here! Encore!
I feel like I learned a lot from this presentation, but at the same time I feel like it was hard to follow. I wish Dr. Chou had spent more time elaborating on the ideas that he's talking about. His criticisms of the christocentric method weren't as clear as they could've been. It's a shame the time limit restricted his ability to expound on his ideas.
Great teaching, thank you.
Dr. Chou, I understand your argument and agree that we should not employ a new hermeneutic and that's not what Jesus or the NT writers intended. However, to say we can't see new wisdom or types or foreshadows, doesn't this deny progressive illumination, in that we as Christians living now with a completed revelation of God's word can see more clearly the larger picture, that Jesus quite possibly can be seen on every page, even every verse? I don't believe that this is grounds to claim that we are making a hermeneutical shift, since there's no new revelation or even a new method of interpretation, there's simply a new lens put over our eyes that Christians now can put on. This doesn't make us more spiritually wise or righteous than those saints of the past, especially before the NT, it's just that we're simply blessed by being alive now to understand more clearly God's full plan. Essentially we are entrusted with more illumination, making us even more accountable than those saints of the past.
Thank you.
I'll disagree. I would argue a Christocentric reading of scripture keeps Jesus, His initiation of the new covenant, and His teachings as the foundation and matrix through which to further interpret and presently apply the OT and NT. It is not that Jesus is a symbol or picture in every text, he's not, but accepting Christ's divinity and authority makes Him unavoidable in any Christian reading and application if the Bible. Simply put, Jesus is the sauce that saturates the Bible's redemption story, and it is impossible to ignore His reflavoring of the OT and His aroma influencing the NT. So a Christocentric hermeneutic is unavoidable. If we want to be honest, Jesus the source of all language, logic, and scripture, so we are playing on His playset.
Wow! I like that, Jesus' literal, grammatical and historical hermaneutic that the prophets adhered to. Clarion. 👍
Very good!
Not very good at all with misrepresentations and caricatures of the Redemptive-Historical lens. TMS has put out good stuff but this isn't one of them.