Wanted: probably reformed resource
I have Principles of Biblical Interpretation in the Lutheran Confessions by Bohlmann, Ralph A. (description below). Know of any similar resources based on the Westminster Confession or Heidelberg Confession?
"Lutherans regard their confessions as expositions of Holy Scripture and, therefore, as authoritative statements of Christian faith and life. This book will aid Lutheran pastors and students in understanding the confessional principles of Biblical interpretation. Its central thesis is that these principles are derived from the confessional doctrine of Holy Scripture.
The first part of the book analyzes the confessional understanding of the nature, function, and central content of Holy Scripture. The second illustrates how the major interpretative principles employed in the confessions are derived from Scripture. Particular attention is given to the influence of the Lutheran doctrine of justification by grace on Biblical interpretation. A newly provided 10th chapter addresses issues that have developed in the last decade."
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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I'm afraid I don't know of any book written in English.
Georg Plasger has written a chapter on the use of Scripture in the Heidelberg Catechism in the following handbook:
Arnold Huijgen/John V. Fesko/Aleida Siller (ed.), Handboek Heidelbergse Catechismus (Utrecht 2013) (the German translation will be published this summer).
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The two that spring to mind for Westminster would be:
- https://www.logos.com/product/7045/the-works-of-benjamin-b-warfield-vol-6-the-westminster-assembly-and-its-work
- https://www.logos.com/product/30640/the-westminster-assembly-reading-its-theology-in-historical-context
although both are more interested in history than hermeneutics.
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Thanks - I'll check these out.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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