Biblical Interpretation Then and Now by David S. Dockery, Grand Rapids, MI., Baker Books, 1992 (Second printing 2000), 247 pages, paper, $19.99. In this well written book, Dockery, who among other things, dons the hat of associate general editor of the New American Commentary, has attempted to bridge the gap in hermeneutics from the early church to the present. This is achieved by first surveying the history of interpretation, particularly the first five centuries, and then comparing the approach of …
Category: Book Reviews
Dr Charles Ryrie’s book Dispensationalism Today was something of a watershed when it was first issued in 1965. In it Ryrie attempted to provide both a defense and positive presentation of the main tenets of Dispensational theology, as well as a clear-cut definition of why those tenets are so. The book under review is a revision of the earlier work. It addresses some of the attack made on dispensationalism since the mid 1960’s, and also seeks to critique an mutant …
