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Arguing that many Evangelicals mishandle linguistic evidence in their exegesis, James Barr analyzes in detail several common patterns that can put sound Bible interpretation out of reach. Barr’s analysis drew a good deal of criticism and was explosive in Evangelical circles. However, 20 years later, Barr’s conclusions still demand serious consideration. This book poses questions that are...

In this modern theological attempt to relate theological thought to biblical language I shall argue that the most characteristic feature is its unsystematic and haphazard nature. For this lack of system I think there are two reasons—firstly the failure to examine the relevant languages, Greek and Hebrew, as a whole; and secondly the failure to relate what is said about either to a general semantic method related to general linguistics. The first of these points I
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