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Jim Hamilton

The 2013 Book I’m Most Excited to See

Warning, hyperbolic statement ahead:

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November 2, 2012

Intended Allegory in the Song of Songs?

Over at Christianity.com I ask whether there is exegetical evidence that Solomon intended an allegorical layer of meaning in the Song of Songs. Here’s the opening: (more…)

September 5, 2012

The Typology of David’s Rise to Power: Messianic Patterns in the Book of Samuel

What is Typology? How do the biblical authors develop typological connections?

Can we read the Bible the way the biblical authors did?

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August 27, 2012

How I Mark My Bible

Someone recently asked in a comment on some post or other about how I mark my Bible. (more…)

August 13, 2012

A Biblical Theology of Motherhood

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A BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF MOTHERHOOD
Gazing out the window, Bellatrix despised what she saw—those smiling saps with all the children. And at the center of the melee was Prudentia. Dopey grin, doting husband on her arm, and the swarm of children crowding her home with children of their own. Bellatrix looked smugly from the window to the mirror. She had been the most sought after single in the village. (more…)

August 9, 2012

An Old Testament Theology of Child Training

As I read Tim Challies’ review of To Train up a Child, this paragraph jumped out at me (more…)

July 31, 2012

How to Blow Up a Church in Three Easy Steps

Here are three very easy things you can do if you want to dishonor God, cause a lot of heartache, and probably shorten your tenure as the pastor of a church (more…)

June 18, 2012

Do You “Get” Flannery O’Connor? She Writes Like a Biblical Author

Flannery O’Connor’s novel Wise Blood left me scratching my head. I think that was part of her technique, honestly. The “meaning” of her stories isn’t right there on the surface as it is in a Dickens novel. Her works really have to be pondered, and you’re best off pondering from the perspective of the biblical authors (more…)

June 8, 2012
That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.