Why at all deviate from literal meaning in the law by appealing to analogy, to precedent instead of clear legal rules, to paradigm instead of principle, and to paradoxes of metaphor instead of literal meaning and truth?However we understand absurdity, the textual approach gives priority to the language used in the text in its ordinary sense over other evidence of the author’s intention. The t…
This publication deals with A Biblical Theology of Life based on the New Testament. It forms the second of a two volume publication on A Biblical Theology of Life. These two volumes trace the concept of life throughout Protestant canon, working with the final form of the biblical books in Hebrew (vol. 5) and Greek (vol. 6) Scripture. This is done by providing the reader with a book-by-book over…