Note: I presented this paper at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, in Denver, Colorado.
About Andreas Köstenberger
Current Issues in New Testament Studies I was grateful to be invited to speak at the spring PhD colloquium at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The topic for the colloquium was “Current Issues in New Testament Studies.”
Apocalyptic Literature When approaching apocalyptic literature, we must first define our terms:
The Parables of Jesus In our book Invitation to Biblical Interpretation, we define a parable as “a short narrative that demands a response from the hearer” (426). Parables are realistic in that they do not contain fanciful elements that would be found in myths or fairy tales, yet they are not true stories like historical narratives.
Introduction to Hebrews Throughout this blog series, we’ve been exploring introductory matters related to the book of Hebrews. Thus far, we’ve tried to detect clues within the letter as it pertains to the identity of the author and the central message of the book. In the final post of this series, we’ll turn our attention […]
Introduction to Hebrews In the first post of this series, I likened the task of biblical interpretation to the work of a detective meticulously searching for clues and evidence. When it comes to the Bible, I noted that exploring introductory matters can greatly help us in our interpretation just as a composite sketch of a suspect […]