We maintain the validity of the grammatical-historical and the theological principles of exegesis for all Scripture interpretation. Recognizing the principles of progressive revelation, specifically between the Old Testament prophets and the New Testament witness of Jesus Christ (Heb. 1:1-2; Jn. 1:7-18), we accept the essential unity of both Testaments which allows the meaning of any part of Scripture – including the prophetic parts – to be ultimately determined by the totality of Scripture. This classical Protestant hermeneutic, known as the sola Scriptura principle, seems to be accepted as an axiom of faith by all conservative evangelical Christians.

— Hans LaRondelle (1929–2011), Theologe und Professor für Systematische Theologie

Related Bible passage: HEB.1.1-2

Hans LaRondelle

Hans LaRondelle (1929–2011) war ein niederländisch-amerikanischer Theologe und lehrte von 1967 bis 1991 als Professor für Systematische Theologie an der Andrews University in den USA. Er stand für eine reformatorisch geprägte Rechtfertigungslehre, wandte sich gegen sündlosen Perfektionismus und vertrat eine christuszentrierte, typologische Auslegung biblischer Prophetie. Für heutige Bibelleser bietet sein Werk fundierte Brücken zwischen Altem und Neuem Testament mit einem klaren Fokus auf das Evangelium der Gnade.

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