History and Theology Go Together Like...
The theological interpretation of Scripture, that is, theological hermeneutics, has been gaining much steam for some time now. Like the liberation hermeneutic that gained popularity and began to win the day when it stepped on to the scene, there are many parallels with those doing theological hermeneutics today. While I am all for the bridging the gap between Scripture and (systematic?) theology, I am not so sure that fully embracing this hermeneutic is the way to go. In my estimation, one of the places that many who operate out of this hermeneutic go, is down the dangerous road of being ahistorical (to some degree at least, though some do not go as far as others). It is becoming increasingly popular to chuck the historical events of the Bible (though, oddly, when it comes to the resurrection those embracing this approach employ phrases such as “it is true with the other parts of the story, like the birth narratives but not the resurrection). All I can say is: “Wow. Where’s the consist...