{"product_id":"searching-for-the-pattern-my-journey-in-interpreting-the-bible-paperback","title":"Searching for the Pattern: My Journey in Interpreting the Bible - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Mark Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMOVING FROM A \"BLUEPRINT HERMENEUTIC\" TO A THEOLOGICAL ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, John Mark Hicks tells the story of his own hermeneutical journey in reading the Bible. Lovingly and graciously, he describes his transition from a \"blueprint hermeneutic\" to a theological one. Some suggest that moving away from a patternistic command-example-and-necessary-inference approach for understanding what God requires leaves no other alternative, or at least none that both respects biblical authority and seeks to obey the gospel of Jesus the Messiah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSearching for the Pattern\u003c\/em\u003e, John Mark offers just such an alternative. His theological hermeneutic is deeply rooted in the way the Bible presents itself as a dramatic history of God's plan to redeem the world as well as his own experience of growing up among Churches of Christ. Seeing the gospel of Jesus as the center of the biblical drama reorients us to what provides our Christian identity and unites us as disciples of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**********\u003c\/p\u003eI pray this book is received with open hearts and open minds because I believe this work could go a long way in helping to bring unity to our fractured fellowship. \u003cp\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWes McAdams\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Preaching Minister for the church of Christ on McDermott Road, Plano, Texas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis excellent book helps us understand the inner workings of Bible interpretation among Churches of Christ and provides a persuasive proposal for Bible interpretation that is built on the story of God we find in Scripture--a story into which God calls us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames L. Gorman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Associate Professor of History, Johnson University\u003cbr\u003e Knoxville, Tennessee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, a trellis across the chasm  Throughout this book, Hicks does not compromise his high regard for both the church and the Scriptures; and through the grace found therein, he composes this urgent invitation back to the Table, where obedience cooperates with mystery, and we--estranged or conflicted--can find our place as one within God's magnificent story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTiffany Mangan Dahlman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, Minister at Courtyard Church of Christ, \u003cbr\u003e Fayetteville, North Carolina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Mark Hicks\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Theology at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. He has taught for thirty-eight years in schools associated with the Churches of Christ. He has published fifteen books and lectured in twenty countries and forty states and is married to Jennifer. They share six children and six grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52749104054579,"sku":"9781689634625","price":20.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cEhkRVMvMmFxY3VqTStsdGRjeG9WQT09.webp?v=1764259349","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/searching-for-the-pattern-my-journey-in-interpreting-the-bible-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}