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Description : While there are many books on hermeneutics,
Graeme Goldsworthy's perception is that evangelical contributions often do not
give sufficient attention to the vital relationship between hermeneutics and
theology, both systematic and biblical.
In
Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics , Goldsworthy moves beyond
a reiteration of the usual arguments to concentrate on the theological questions
of presuppositions, and the implications of the Christian gospel for
hermeneutics. In doing so, he brings fresh perspectives on some well-worn
pathways.
Part I examines the foundations and presuppositions of evangelical
belief, particularly with regard to biblical interpretation.
Part II offers a selective overview of important hermeneutical
developments from the sub-apostolic age to the present, as a means of
identifying some significant influences that have been alien to the gospel.
Part III evaluates ways and means of reconstructing truly
gospel-centered hermeneutics.
Goldsworthy's aim throughout is to commend the much-neglected role
of biblical theology in hermeneutical practice, with pastoral concern for the
people of God as they read, interpret and seek to live by his written Word.
"The focus of Gospel-Centered
Hermeneutics is not word studies but Word study: a sustained reflection on the
priority and centrality of the good news concerning Jesus Christ as the
distinct way that Scripture interprets Scripture and, indeed, all of reality.
Goldsworthy's attention to the role of biblical theology in biblical
interpretation is particularly welcome, providing a refreshing contrast to what
often gets produced by the contemporary hermeneutics industry. And by
highlighting the gospel of Jesus Christ, he puts the evangel back into
evangelical hermeneutics."
—Kevin J. Vanhoozer,
Trinity
Evangelical
Divinity
School
"Graeme Goldsworthy is widely known
as a master interpreter of biblical texts. In particular, his studies have
enriched the thought of many students of the Bible and informed the sermons of
countless ministers. How wonderful that Goldsworthy now guides us in a study of
how to read the Bible. His readers will be rewarded with a deeper understanding
of the gospel-centered nature of Scripture."
—Tremper Longman, Robert H. Gundry
Professor of Biblical Studies,
Westmont
College
"Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics by
Graeme Goldsworthy is a fresh and insightful contribution to the expanding
field of hermeneutics. Goldsworthy's work skillfully focuses this work around a
clarion call to gospel-centered faithfulness, while demonstrating the breadth
of related issues in the areas of biblical interpretation, church history,
philosophy and theology. The book is to be commended for its illuminating
clarity, its wide scope and its practical presentation. Gospel-Centered
Hermeneutics will certainly become a most reliable resource for students,
teachers and preachers for years to come. I enthusiastically recommend
it."
—David S. Dockery, president,
Union
University
"Goldsworthy recognizes that, for
followers of Christ, the Bible simply is not like any other book. Accordingly,
in these erudite and seasoned reflections on a biblical hermeneutics grounded
and centered in Christ, he maps the discipline as it has been and is--and,
based on his evangelical commitments, how it must become. Here is practical
wisdom for any would-be interpreter of Christian Scripture."
—Joel Green, professor of New Testament
interpretation, Asbury Theological Seminary
