Comments on: NT use of the OT: Fuller Meaning, Single Goal

By: My New Testament Use of the Old « BRYON’S WEBLOG

My New Testament Use of the Old « BRYON’S WEBLOG — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:37:30 +0000

[...] to three views being covered in a book. A few of my fellow bloggers have already taken the quiz, here, here, here, and [...]

By: Robert Jimenez

Robert Jimenez — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:07:08 +0000

I rated the same as Jeff, but this is not an area of expertise for me. So I took my best guest as I understand things to be.

By: New Leaven

New Leaven — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:08:28 +0000

Check out What Professor Darrell Bock and I have in Common: NT Use of the OT…

Not only are we progressive in our eschatology, but professor Bock and I share the same view of the New Testament use of the Old Testament:

Single Meaning, Multiple Contexts and Referents view
You seem to be most closely aligned with the Single Meanin…

By: tc robinson

tc robinson — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:42:06 +0000

I agree completely with the result summary that we should be “careful not to deny the importance of the grammatical-historical study of the OT text so as to understand the OT authors on their own terms.” Since the OT authors were not necessarily writing about Jesus, it’s important to understand their original context, to better see how Christ is the fuller fulfillment, in both word and deed.

This is good. I believe in the perspicuity of the OT.

By: Mike Beidler

Mike Beidler — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:30:15 +0000

BTW, here’s the result of my quiz:

Fuller Meaning, Single Goal view
You seem to be most closely aligned with the Fuller Meaning, Single Goal view, a view defended by Peter Enns in the book “Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament” (edited by Kenneth Berding and Jonathan Lunde, Nov. 2008). Since the NT writers held a single-minded conviction that the Scriptures point to and are fulfilled in Christ, this view suggests that the NT writers perceive this meaning in OT texts, even when their OT authors did not have that meaning in mind when they wrote. It should be noted, however, that advocates of this view are careful not to deny the importance of the grammatical-historical study of the OT text so as to understand the OT authors on their own terms.

By: Mike Beidler

Mike Beidler — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:25:13 +0000

Enns’ book is great! Although I disagreed with some of his conclusions, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in better understanding the Scripture through the lens of the ancient Hebrews.

By: Gentle Wisdom » Quiz on New Testament use of the Old Testament

Gentle Wisdom » Quiz on New Testament use of the Old Testament — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:09:29 +0000

[...] Old Testament. This quiz is presented by Zondervan in connection with a forthcoming book. Thanks to ElShaddai for the link. I score a bare majority of 51% for the Single Meaning, Multiple Contexts and [...]