arapahoepark
Puritan Board Professor
I have been looking particularly into interpretations of Genesis and the NPP as of late and I have noticed how similar they are with regard to background information. Those who see no conflict with evolution argue Genesis is a borrowed ANE myth with theological significance. Similarly, the NPP argues its impossible to understand Paul without Second temple Judaism, qumran and other intertestamental literature. Both bring background information that was not available to many within the last 50-100 as presenting cases for interpretations that have never been since the Apostles, Moses, etc.
So my question is how is background information to be used in exegesis? It is relatively over the top today (parallelomania).
So my question is how is background information to be used in exegesis? It is relatively over the top today (parallelomania).