Blurts & Spasms

This is an effort to evaluate the Christian scriptural canon – and ultimately Christian praxis itself – through a synthesis of three modes of spirituality. These are modes which, on the surface at least, seem to contradict each other or invite significant tension, but ultimately combine to produce the strongest trajectory of mature Christian faith.

Questions around how to reconcile the Biblical Old Testament with the New Testament come up so frequently — and prompts such varied answers — that I’ve decided to summarize my own take on an in-depth way to approach them. Hopefully, this can begin some conversations around resolving perceived tensions between the Old Testament canon of scripture and the New Testament canon, at least from one Christian’s perspective.

How we can best interpret and apply New Testament scripture in modern times is something I’ve written about before, and I’d like to rely on those principles to arrive at how that scripture instructs Christians on approaching the Old Testament — also referred to as the Hebrew Scriptures. Along with these interpretive tools, we’ll be exploring how different modes of spirituality are reflected in scripture, and how a deeper context of interpretation  can be synthesized through those orientations. The aim is to discover fruitful reconciliations between what at first glance seem to be prominent revisions or contradictions between the two canons, , and to arrive at a deeper understanding that inspires spiritual growth.

Here is the link for the PDF download: Extrinsic, Intrinsic, and Seeker Spirituality: Navigating the Old and New Testaments

And here is the Table of Contents: