Category Archives: Hermeneutics

Transfigured Hermeneutics 8—Moses’ Veil

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

Introduction Transfiguration and Exodus Transfiguration as Theophany Jesus as God’s Glory Face in John’s Gospel The High Priest and the New Temple The Climactic Word The Bright Morning Star This is the eighth of a ten part series on the … Continue reading →

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Transfigured Hermeneutics 7—The Bright Morning Star

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

A few months ago, I started a series over on Reformation21 on the subject of Transfigured Hermeneutics. For various understandable reasons, following a change in editorial direction for the site, they have decided not to run the final four parts … Continue reading →

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A Musical Case For Typological Realism Part 4

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The final part of my four part discussion of music and typological realism has just been posted over on the Theopolis Institute: Music is the glorified form of temporal action and speech. It transfigures and elevates our temporal activities. Figural … Continue reading →

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A Musical Case For Typological Realism Part 3

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The third of my four part argument for typological realism through the conceptual metaphor of music has just been published on the Theopolis Institute: Music’s revelation of time’s potential to be a realm of unity and coherence affords us new … Continue reading →

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A Musical Case For Typological Realism Part 2

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The second of my four part series on music and typology was published over on the Theopolis Institute yesterday (see part 1 here). Music’s revelation of the potential goodness and beauty of transience and finitude can offer helpful new ways … Continue reading →

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A Musical Case For Typological Realism Part 1

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The first of a four part series of mine presenting an argument for typological realism through the lens of the conceptual metaphor of music has just been published over on the Theopolis Institute. Begbie takes the statement of Jacques Attali … Continue reading →

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Transfigured Hermeneutics—Part 6: The Climactic Word

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

The sixth part of my ten part series on the Transfiguration and the Christian reading of Scripture has just been published: Moses and Elijah speak with Jesus about his departure–literally his ‘Exodus’–that he was about to ‘fulfil’ in Jerusalem. The … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Apophatic Theology

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Alastair Roberts

For this week’s Mere Fidelity podcast, Derek, Matt, and I are joined by David Wilmington to discuss the topic of apophatic theology. This is almost certainly the most complex subject matter that we have tackled on the podcast and I … Continue reading →

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Transfigured Hermeneutics—Part 2: Transfiguration and Exodus

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

The second of my ten part series of posts on the Transfiguration and Christian reading of Scripture has just been published over on Reformation21 (if you haven’t already read it, the first part is here). Luke’s account of the Transfiguration … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Christocentric Hermeneutics?

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Alastair Roberts

In our latest Mere Fidelity podcast, I join Derek Rishmawy and Andrew Wilson to discuss the huge question of Christocentric hermeneutics. Among other things in the podcast, we discuss the meaning of the scarlet cord in the story of Rahab … Continue reading →

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