Epistles Apocalypse Quotes by Craig Blomberg

In the New Testament alone there are Gospels, acts, epistles, and an apocalypse. Gospels contain literary forms like miracles, parables, pronouncements, proverbs, farewell discourses,…

— Craig Blomberg

“Some conservative evangelicals write or speak as if the only legitimate form of Christianity is inerrantism. Only a tiny minority throughout church history has…

— Craig Blomberg

Don't assume a parable narrates something that actually happened. Recognize that apocalyptic is filled with symbols. Expect a lot of metaphors in poetry. Don't…

— Craig Blomberg

“essential Christian beliefs are not affected by textual variants in the manuscript tradition of the New Testament.”

— Craig Blomberg

No one actually lives as if there is no objective truth.

— Craig Blomberg

Protestants and Catholics have historically disagreed on the canon of the Old Testament but agreed on the canon of the New Testament. Christians throughout…

— Craig Blomberg

The Bible itself claims that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom".

— Craig Blomberg

The Bible may be more than an ordinary human book but it's not less, and the same principles therefore apply in interpreting it as…

— Craig Blomberg

With every literary genre or form come some conventional expectations that the biblical authors either follow or deviate from.

— Craig Blomberg

“I wonder how often evangelical Christians in today’s world have completely inverted these priorities, kowtowing to the overly conservative, judgmental insiders and blasting away…

— Craig Blomberg

“Does one approach the Scriptures (or any other influential document or collection of documents in the history of world civilization) with a hermeneutics of…

— Craig Blomberg

Never take biblical interpretation lightly. Never assume you've arrived or learned all that you can. Be a lifelong learner, but always apply what you're…

— Craig Blomberg

“Those who still defend cessationism risk quenching the Spirit (contra 1 Thess. 5:19) and inappropriately closing themselves and others off from the full range of…

— Craig Blomberg