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The Wonder of It All: Mystery and Meaning of Scripture explores the idea that error often appears as pairs of opposites. In this regard, we either minimize the persisting mystery or apparent meaning of Scripture. With this in mind, the present text is an attempt to cultivate a needed balance. Mystery first invites our attention. Paul observes, "We speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began" (1 Cor. 2:7). In the singular, "the term 'mystery' ordinarily refers to something formerly hidden in God and from all human eyes but now revealed in history through Christ and made understandable to his people through the Spirit." As such, mystery is primarily associated with God and his initiatives. We next turn our attention from mystery to meaning, taking a common sense approach to biblical interpretation. This is by way of exploring the implications of inspiration, the significance of salvation history, literary genre, context, general hermeneutics, and ethical implications. We conclude with two case studies concerning Genesis and Luke/Acts.
Contents
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgement
Part 3 Part One
Chapter 4 1. Ultimate Mystery
Chapter 5 2. Paradoxical Mystery
Chapter 6 3. The Incarnation
Chapter 7 4. Illusive Mystery
Chapter 8 5. Rumor of Angels
Chapter 9 6. Human Mystery
Chapter 10 7. Universal Mystery
Chapter 11 8. Prophecy
Chapter 12 9. The Afterlife
Chapter 13 10. The Miraculous
Chapter 14 11. Moral Mystery
Chapter 15 12. Enigmas: Part I
Chapter 16 13. Enigmas: Part II
Chapter 17 14. Creative Mystery
Part 18 Part Two
Chapter 19 15. All Scripture
Chapter 20 16. Salvation History
Chapter 21 17. Fusion of Horizons
Chapter 22 18. Literary Genre
Chapter 23 19. In Context
Chapter 24 20. Fine Print
Chapter 25 21. Walk the Walk
Chapter 26 22. In the Beginning
Chapter 27 23. Luke/Acts
Chapter 28 Endnotes
Chapter 29 Bibliography
Chapter 30 Index
Chapter 31 About the Author
