Introduction to Classical Evangelical Hermeneutics : A Guide to the History and Practice of Biblical Interpretation

by Couch, Mal

• ISBN13: 9780825423673
• ISBN10: 0825423678
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Kregel Pubns

Summary

Words...grammar...syntax...context--all of these elements form the basis for hermeneutics, the principles and practice of interpreting works of literature. Here is a set of written tools and guidelines for an accurate interpretation and understanding of Scripture. Topics covered include: A history of interpretation and the various hermeneutical traditions in Christian history; An examination of dispensational hermeneutics in the early church; The importance of the doctrine of inerrancy in Bible interpretation; and Understanding symbols and types in biblical prophecy.

Author Biography

Mal Couch, general editor, is founder and president of Tyndale Theological Seminary and Biblical Institute in Fort Worth, Texas. He previously taught at Philadelphia College of the Bible, Moody Bible Institute, and Dallas Theological Seminary

Table of Contents

Contributors	7	(4)
Part 1: God Has Spoken
God Has Spoken	11	(4)
The Evangelical Doctrine of Inspiration and Inerrancy---Restated	15	(17)
Systematic Theology and Hermeneutics	32	(16)
Theological and Prophetic Systems Throughout History	48	(4)
Principles of Hermeneutics	52	(19)
Symbols and Types in Prophecy	71	(16)
Part 2: Interpretive Systems Throughout History
The Early Church Fathers and the Foundations of Dispensationalism	87	(8)
The Allegorists Who Undermined the Normal Interpretation of Scripture	95	(9)
Calvinism, Dispensationalism, and Later History	104	(24)
The Dispensations of Charles Hodge	128	(11)
Hermeneutics and the Covenants of Scripture	139	(18)
Part 3: Interpreting the Church
Covenant Theology and the Doctrine of the Church	157	(7)
Dispensational Hermeneutics and the Doctrine of the Church	164	(18)
Dispensation of the Law Replaced by the Dispensation of the Church	182	(10)
Salvation in the Dispensation of the Church	192	(7)
The First Reference to the Church: Matthew 16:13-20	199	(11)
Matthew 13: The Church or the Kingdom?	210	(11)
The Postponement Theory	221	(6)
Is the Church Grafted into Israel, as Some Allegorists Believe?	227	(9)
Why the Church Is Not Referenced in the Olivet Discourse	236	(19)
Part 4: Interpreting Prophecy
Introductory Thoughts on Allegorical Interpretation and the Book of Revelation	255	(36)
The Kingdom of God	291	(9)
Is Ezekiel's Temple Literal?	300	(17)
Appendix: A Comparison of Views Between Covenant Theology and Dispensational Theology	317	(16)
Endnotes	333	(26)
Scripture Index	359	(8)
Subject Index	367