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Man as Symbol-Creators, Antioch Declaration, and Baptismal Notes

Many evangelicals look at books of the Bible as if they can be digested without connection to the covenantal structures of the rest of the Bible.

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This is my interview with the good folks at Dead Men Walking Podcast. I shared some about my life and current trajectories.


This is the fifth in a series of overviews of James B. Jordan’s Through New Eyes book. These are for subscribers only. Thanks for your subscription gift. It means a lot to me that you support my work.

What Is Interpretive Maximalism?

Read the Introduction to “Through New Eyes”

The Nature of Symbols (Chapter 1)

God’s Symbolic Economy (Chapter 2)

In chapter two of Through New Eyes, Jordan argues that the Bible is fundamentally symbolic because its symbols: sun, moon, stars, heavens, lions, lambs, etc., and everything else helps us interpret God’s creation.

This book is about symbolism and its applications, but chapter 3 of TNE is like a primer on symbolism and worldview. So, I would send folks to this chapter if they wanted a succinct book summary.

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