Some writers have suggested that there is an inconsistency between the doctrine of Paul (as found in Gal 2:15-16; Rom 3:20, 28) and the doctrine of James (as found in Jas 1:22-25; 2:8, 14-17, 21-24). Do you believe these doctrines can be reconciled? If so, how would you reconcile them?
From the time of Christ until the time of Luther, a major hermeneutical tool was the practice of allegorization. Today most evangelical scholars reject allegorization as an illegitimate hermeneutical device. Define allegorization and show why this long-used method of interpreting Scripture is now repudiated. Contrast the genre of allegory with the method of allegorizing and … Read more