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The Interior Sense of Scripture: The Sacred Hermeneutics of John W. Nevin
Book by DiPuccio, William
228 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1998
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October 7, 2010
Starts out promising, but frankly gets a bit tiresome by the end. I can't put my finger on precisely why, but I think it has something to do with the overindulgence of German idealist language. Nevin overused the categories of German idealism in presenting his theology, which can make his work at times a bit tiresome, if you read too much at a stint, at least. A good scholar, trying to present him sympathetically to our generation, should thus try to translate him into another idiom (wherever possible without sacrificing accuracy), and should be frank about the limitations of this philosophical commitment. No doubt it is just a well-meaning attempt to be faithful to the original Nevin, but DiPuccio seems to revel over-enthusiastically in the heady "organic" categories of German idealism, to an extent that may prove alienating to many readers.
The most disappointing part of this book is that it wasn't really about Biblical hermeneutics, as the title claims. One chapter only was devoted to that theme. Rather, it was a fairly comprehensive survey of the scope of Nevin's theology as a whole, and I give it full credit for being a thorough, well-read, and solidly-written survey, certainly one of the best available.
The most disappointing part of this book is that it wasn't really about Biblical hermeneutics, as the title claims. One chapter only was devoted to that theme. Rather, it was a fairly comprehensive survey of the scope of Nevin's theology as a whole, and I give it full credit for being a thorough, well-read, and solidly-written survey, certainly one of the best available.
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