Reviews for Hermeneutics as Theological Prolegomena: A Canonical Approach

The average rating for Hermeneutics as Theological Prolegomena: A Canonical Approach based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-03-29 00:00:00 Elizabeth George This textbook is not a stand-alone text, but an accompanying reader - i.e. it does not explain any theological doctrines, but rather provides a tremendous sampling of the writings of various theologians throughout history on a variety of topics. We get to read excerpts from the earliest theologians like Origen and Iraeneus, to theologians from the Middle Ages like Augustine and Aquinas, to philosophers like Locke and Pascal, to contemporary theologians like J.I. Packer. They cover all of the essentials of Christian theology from theology to Scripture to Christology to salvation to eschatology. In addition to providing the excerpts, McGrath includes a few sentences highlighting the important doctrinal points being made in the excerpt and/or the excerpt's historical relevance. McGrath even includes follow-up questions to ensure comprehension of the text. Overall, I enjoyed the variety in the chosen readings, and found the excerpt summaries eminently useful. Recommended.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-01-30 00:00:00 Brian Crumb I read about 70 of the selections. This book has many primary sources that would be helpful in understanding theological issues. Each selection has an introduction and commentary afterwards. Sometimes the commentary is more helpful than the selection. This is because many of the selections are short excerpts and the comments are an explanation of the whole piece of writing,