Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. Carson (review)
by Wyatt Houtz   December 23, 2008 4:05pm v.7 Rating: Status: Hidden

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I highly recommend D.A. Carson's book, Exegetical Fallacies to anyone who has ever looked at the original Greek version of a bible verse. I love to use the Blue Letter Bible website to gain insight into bible verses. I also love my Reverse Interlinear Greek and English bible.  So if you know just enough Greek words to be dangerous like I do, then this book is perfect for you. I thought I was clever, until I read this book, and realized all my cleverness was wrapped up in "Exegetical Fallacies." I'm the most guilty of "root word" fallacies that Carson describes in Chapter 1. In John 21, Jesus reinstates Peter with three questions, "do you love me?" and since Jesus uses "agapao" and Peter responds with "phileo" but my english bible translates both words to "love." Carson proves that "love" is the correct translation since "phileo" and "agapao" are used interchangeably throughout John's letter. Another mistake I have often made, Carson calls, "Semantic Anachronism," and gives the example of Romans 1:19 when "power" is translated from "dynamis." I would conclude that Paul really means "dynamite" where the english has "power." You'll have to read the book to find out why! I bought this book at the A Day with Dr. Don Conference at Mars Hill Church. D.A. Carson gave four one-hour lectures with a QA-session between each lecture. Mars Hill will post all four talks online, and I highly recommend listening to them all. So far, only the initial interview with D.A. Carson by Mark Driscoll|(video) and the first session "The Center of the Whole Bible" Romans 3:21-26" (audio)|(video) is online. Watch the resurgence feed for the remaining three sessions! Update: Session 1. The Center of the Whole Bible (Romans 3:21-26) Session 2. The Strange Triumph of a Slaughtered Lamb (Revelation 12) Session 3. A Miracle Full of Surprises (John 11) Session 4. Why Doubt the Resurrection of Jesus (John 20:24-31) Session 5. The Ironies of the Cross (Matthew 27:27-51)   Last Update: January 15, 2009 5:11pm Tags: Exegetical Fallacies, D.A. Carson, book, A Day with Dr. Don

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Comments: #1 January 5, 2009 10:14am Carson is a stud. I listened to his lectures and interview on the resurgence website and loved it. I wish every biblical scholar was as enthusiastic about the church as he is. Phil philliphigley.com Seattle Add a comment: Name: Email: WWW: AIM: Location: Comment: PublicPrivate