Bible, Theology & Philosophy

“How biblical is middle knowledge? This question will not likely be resolved on purely exegetical grounds. A more definitive answer will be sought by evaluating some of the divergent theological presuppositions about God that lie behind these important exegetical discussions.” - Ref 21

(Cf. Part 1)

“This selectivity in choosing examples could lead the reader to miss the overarching trends that we see in scripture with respect to male and female roles….When giving positive examples of men and women, which qualities are typically emphasized in the Bible? Miller’s analysis seems to give a flattened-out answer to this question.” - Ref21

Gavin Ortlund: “you have to look at the whole of scripture to say that there might be something that’s accommodated to in one passage, but the whole of the Bible gives you a different picture.” - Christian Post

“If reasonable arguments can be made exegetically then perhaps we ought not to anathematize people who believe differently than we do on issues such as this. Perhaps someone can believe that David and Bathsheba committed adultery and still support the #metoo and #churchtoo moments.” - Dave Miller

“Birkerts puts his point succinctly near the end of the book: ‘My core fear is that we are, as a culture, as a species … giving up on wisdom, the struggle for which has for millennia been central to the very idea of culture.’” - TGC