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“To relish the feast that is Scripture, we need to use multiple models.” A Christian never gains all that Scripture offers by reading it with just one approach. Yet too often this is attempted—whether through an academic obsession with the historical-critical method or through a consumerist approach that seeks only the motivation of the moment. Mark Reasoner broadens the options for scriptural...

When Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther argued the question of the bound or free will in 1524–1525, their debate initially focused on what Scripture taught regarding the question. That phase of the debate segued into a clear disagreement on the nature of the church. Erasmus wrote that there are plenty of ambiguous matters in Scripture; about these it is fine to be skeptical or uncertain. But what is necessary for the Christian life is clear. The ambiguous matters of Scripture should not