Theological Interpretation. What is it?

If you travel in theological circles you may have come across some of the following books and authors:

This is just a small sample of the numerous books that have appeared in the last few years that talk about 'Theological Interpretation of Scripture/The Bible', other titles out there opt for Theological Hermeneutics or Theological Commentary etc. A number of the books come from the good people at Baker Academic, though Continuum, Apollos and others are contributing. There is also a fairly new journal about theological interpretation. 'But what is Theological Interpretation of Scripture?' I hear you ask in that longing tone of yours. Well, I wasn't really sure either two years ago, so I decided that I would explore it for my MA dissertation. Over the coming days I will be uploading edited chunks of my dissertation for your information and entertainment.  Has the landscape changed since I wrote this paper back in Summer 2012? Undoubtedly. Do I have time to familiarise myself with developments and new literature? No. I'll just be late to the party.

I'm looking for Thomas Aquinas

I'm back!

It is 2014, March. I will be uploading various pieces of theological writing over the next few days. Then on to some book reviews.

Star Wars Episode VII

Episode VII -

Here is a short video I made this morning in response to current affairs - Disney buys Lucasfilm and commits to making more dreadful Star Wars films in the near future.  The dead wampa is once again being flogged.  Turn off the lights and brace yourself for bad photoshopping. (Actually I don't own photoshop - I use an online photo editor at www.pixlr.com

A conversation I had with my friend

A Barthian Encounter

A comic I made detailing my first encounter with Karl in October 2011

Karl and I

French Cinema according to the internet

In a moment of unrestrained procrastination I spent some time looking for Joss Whedon interviews on the awkward subject of the Alien Resurrection script.  I stumbled upon a piece about Alien resurrection written by someone called Big Ross at a website called CC2K. I know nothing about 'Big Ross' or this website, but in the course of skimming his article I noticed a particularly brilliant analysis of French cinema:

'Jeunet was given creative control over what this new alien would look like, and he was adamant that it should not only look more human, but that it should have a mix of male and female genitalia.  Really, this should come as no surprise.  Have you ever seen a French film?  Intellectual dramas with doughy, middle-aged actors and actresses lounging around naked having conversations.  They didn't just finish having sex, they're not about to have sex, they're not even talking about sex.  They just sit on couches smoking and talking politics, or about the economy, or the damned weather while sagging breasts and flaccid penises are on display for all to see for no sensible reason whatsoever.  I concede I'm no expert on French cinema, and this assessment may be overly stereotypical.'

http://www.cc2konline.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1801

Mark Stewart (Paul Simon guitarist) gives a great TEDx talk

Mark Stewart is a remarkable musician.  I recently had the pleasure of seeing Paul Simon at Hyde Park for the 25th anniversary of Graceland.  Paul played the entirety of Graceland with the original line up of African musicians (more or less), but he also played a repertoire of new and old tracks with his regular band.  Mark plays guitars, saxophone and a few other bits and pieces for Paul.  He's such an engaging musician to watch, and his playing is inspiring.  Here he gives a really entertaining talk on using home made instruments. enjoy.

L