Comments on: Top Ten Theological Influences

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:36:58 +0000

If God can do three in one, then I can do seventeen in ten – it’s not nearly as ambitious…

By: jeffrey biebighauser

jeffrey biebighauser — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:58:03 +0000

Matthew,

I didn’t know you had one of these.

Nobody has called you out on naming seventeen people in a top ten list, nor on using ‘the Anabaptists’ as one of your people? Well done. Sneaky.

And I suppose I’m expected to object to the Thiselton beating Augustine thing. But I don’t, not at all. Augustine just couldn’t pull off the three-piece suit nearly as well.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:18:26 +0000

Hey Smithy… good to hear from you – looking forward to catching up in September!

By: Smithy

Smithy — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:45:11 +0000

Am enjoying your theology post even though i just start to read them. Great to you see you are still enjoying Uni.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:02:35 +0000

Ah yes – Thiselton spoke glowingly about his time in Korea… I think he is someone who really wants his theology to make a difference at the coalface of real Christian ministry, and so his opportunities to preach to large groups of Christians there were special…. and I’m always glad to hear of people preaching through 1 Corinthians!

By: Dave Shaw

Dave Shaw — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:04:46 +0000

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Interesting post here which got me thinking of my own favorites. I may put up a top five this week. I actually had the chance to meet Thiselton in Korea last year when he visited my school (Torch Trinity Grad. School of Theology – http://www.ttgst.ac.kr). Very humble man. I’m using his pastoral commentary for research on my first Corinthians series I am currently preaching. All the best. I look forward to reading more here.

By: Bryan L

Bryan L — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:53:17 +0000

Sorry I think I meant to write “The Two Horizons”. My bad.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:54:50 +0000

Ahh okay – I’m not as familiar with ‘Two Horizons’ – but his ‘New Horizons’ includes useful chapters on Schleiermacher, Gadamer, Ricoeur, and others… I found that in reading Gadamer’s Truth and Method, I needed some help to get me into it – and Thiselton’s chapter was very helpful. Truth & Method is a dense book, and for me it felt impenetrable until I was given some ‘pre-understanding’ of the big picture.

I do think that Fee, Thiselton, and Garland are 3 great commentaries on 1 Corinthians – happy reading!

By: Bryan L

Bryan L — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:37:46 +0000

Really interesting list. I recently got Thiselton’s Between Two Horizons and I’m waiting to learn a little more about philosophy and hermeneneutics before I jump into it. I want to make sure I’m not getting drowned in it and I want to come away with as much as possible form it.

I’ve read portions of his commentary (which I also disagreed with) and am waiting to finish Gordon Fee’s commentary before I dive into Thiselton. 1 Corinthians is probably my favorite book of the Bible.

I’d also like to read more of Mitchell, Winter and Garland as well as read Gadamer’s book on hermeneutics.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:20:20 +0000

Nick… you loathe Augustine? Okay let me tell you about two parts of his ‘City of God’ that will reveal a side you might like:
(1) He reasons that if the presence of a beard had the function of self-protection, it would be much more sensible for FEMALES to have beards rather than males, as they are the weaker sex. Thus, it must be concluded that beards are not for self-protection, but for decoration. Don’t you love that reasoning?
(2) In the course of an argument about control of the body, he mentions an acquaintance who could – at will – make melodious music come from his anus, without any foul odour. Come on, you have to respect a guy who has friends like that.

Nathan: I approve – I made copious notes on Thiselton’s Introduction when I first read it, and found that it provided an insightful and well-balanced way in to present scholarship on the letter. But as for your claim that you haven’t read any of the other authors… come on – you’ve read Dan Brown – just come clean and admit it!!