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Linkage: Baptism in the NAME (Dale)

Mmmm… baby soup - the delicious end to any traditional baptism.
“Father, Son, Holy Spirit”? Or “Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier”? The editors of the flagship magazine of American evangelicalism weigh in here: Blessed Be the Name of the Lord | Christianity Today
While I share the editors’ irritation with politically correct revision of liturgical and theological language, I [...]

¶ Posted 15 May 2008 † Dale § Complaints § Linkage § Theologians ‡ Comments (5) °

Hanson on 4th century Bible interpretation (Dale)

“I thank thee, O Lord, that Thou hast given me the ability
to quickly read this copy of The Message, and easily discern
what it really means, unlike that jerk Flanders.”

Some interesting and disturbing comments from R.P.C. Hanson, on Bible interpretation in the era of the 4th century “Arian” controversy. This comes near the end of this [...]

¶ Posted 26 January 2008 † Dale § Complaints § Heresy & Orthodoxy § History § Quotes § Theologians ‡ Comments (3) °

Prisonbreaking Allegorizing (Dale)

Umm… is there any other way out?
A wise comment from the late great patristics scholar R.P.C. Hanson, in this book.
Eusebius of Emesa in one of his discourses has quite a long passage about allegorizing. He allows that it cannot altogether be rejected but he is very cautious about its use. It tends to read meanings [...]