Category Archives: Theological Interpretation

Blood and Water

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

I have continued to be more deeply convinced that giving undue historical emphasis in explaining texts leads in a direction not normally intended by the writers of Scripture. A case in point came to mind in a recent conversation with … Continue reading →

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On Theological Interpretation and Authorial Intent

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

I offer the following several paragraphs from my M.Div.Honours thesis concerning an essential aspect of the nature of theological interpretation: The primary intent of Scripture (i.e., the theological intent) is normative for a proper interpretation that regards authorial intent with due … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Historical Grammatical Malaise

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

One of the things which has long bothered me about “historical-grammatical” (HG) methods of interpretation is the sense that it presupposes itself to offer a “scientific” approach to Scripture.  While the methods of HG can not simply be ignored in … Continue reading →

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Hearing Scripture Together

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

I’ve been doing a fair bit of reading about (and application of) theological interpretation over the last short while (see the brief bibliography below) and thought I’d share some thoughts over the next few weeks concerning some of my readings. … Continue reading →

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The Theological Meaning and Significance of Yom in Genesis 1

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Rick Wadholm

I have just uploaded my Master’s thesis to Scribd for anyone interested in reading it.  Also, I’ve got a link to it on my “Writings” tab under “Theology” which can be found HERE (along with some of my other writing).  … Continue reading →

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