tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666049145812503636.post7971578326781415101..comments2024-01-21T00:35:11.324-08:00Comments on Mike Vlach: An Update on Upcoming Publications and ConferencesMike Vlachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11901564537165580259noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666049145812503636.post-12275621754431386972011-03-20T13:39:58.063-07:002011-03-20T13:39:58.063-07:00Great question blogforthelord...
I hope to address...Great question blogforthelord...<br />I hope to address this in more detail later, but in a nutshell, the new Carson and Beale book does not, by its own admission, deal with different theories of how the NT uses the OT. So it's hard to give you point by point comparisons and differences. With that said, I have listened to both Carson and Beale enough to know that they argue for a contextual understanding of the OT passsages by the NT writers on most occasions, which I think is a great thing. I actually love Beale's fight for contextual understandings of the OT by the NT writers.<br /><br />Where I differ from Beale is on the significance of Jesus being the "fulfillment" of the OT. We both agree that Jesus fulfills the OT and that Jesus is True Isrel, but he argues that since Jesus is True Israel, then everyone in Jesus is "Israel." I don't think that is right. Isaiah 49:3-6 indicates that Jesus' role as True Israel is to restore the nation Israel and bring blessings to the Gentiles as Gentiles. Thus there is no incorporation into Israel for believing Gentiles. Let me know if you have any more questions.Mike Vlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901564537165580259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666049145812503636.post-39433825401020519792011-03-20T13:22:45.864-07:002011-03-20T13:22:45.864-07:00Regarding 6., how do your views on the subject var...Regarding 6., how do your views on the subject vary from that of Beale and Carson's <i>Commentary on the Use of the OT in the NT</i>?<br /><br />(I've been reading your recent series of posts on this subject but don't feel I understand enough to answer this question without your help, so thanks.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com