One criticism that I have heard voiced against Themelios is that it seems to lack daring and controversy in its pages. Having heard this in no way implies my agreement with it. However, in this issue there can be no doubt that we are dealing with one of the thorniest and, potentially, one of the most divisive subjects to be handled in the evangelical world. The problem of hermeneutics and its related question of contextualization has dominated conferences, has been responsible for dents