tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post3788828870651567796..comments2023-07-02T09:25:23.716-04:00Comments on A Wilderness Life: An Ode to My Thompson Chain Reference BibleLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-77289110284615352482007-10-04T17:11:00.000-04:002007-10-04T17:11:00.000-04:00I used to have a Thompson, but it fell apart--not ...I used to have a Thompson, but it fell apart--not from study as much as from being a kid and carrying it around to church. I'm eyeing the new ESV literary study bible now.jordan buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16759555014587703515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-85450515928657982032007-10-04T23:26:00.000-04:002007-10-04T23:26:00.000-04:00I once used a "Thommo". It was interesti...I once used a "Thommo". It was interesting but a bit naive and simplistic. No biblical theology either.One Salient Oversighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-89072621097329772442007-10-04T23:29:45.395-04:002007-10-04T23:29:45.395-04:00Wow, OSO. Thanks, as ever, for your humble, encou...Wow, OSO. Thanks, as ever, for your humble, encouraging comments.<br><br>And Jordan, of course you are. ;)Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-91704983325173851792007-10-05T00:03:57.874-04:002007-10-05T00:03:57.874-04:00A KJV Thompson Chain Reference was the first real ...A KJV Thompson Chain Reference was the first real study bible I ever had. My dad gave it to me.<br><br>And Laura's dad gave the one she has to her.<br><br>Isn't it grand to pass along such a precious gift?!<br><br>Laura's DadLaura's Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-2782941569347738112007-10-05T07:53:00.000-04:002007-10-05T07:53:00.000-04:00Hmmm sarcasm?Biblical Theology - have you read Gol...Hmmm sarcasm?<br><br>Biblical Theology - have you read Goldsworthy yet? If/when you do you'll see what I mean about the Thommo being simplistic.One Salient Oversighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-27379315306369739032007-10-05T09:17:52.208-04:002007-10-05T09:17:52.208-04:00Look, OSO, I'm two classes away from a masters...Look, OSO, I'm two classes away from a masters in theology -- I understand the deficiencies of any tool designed to be usable by a wide variety of people espousing different opinions on various doctrinal issues. I get that the Thompson is far from perfect. But I've been blessed by it again and again, and for your first comment to include the words "naive" and "simplistic" is far from helpful or appreciated. I understand that it's just your opinion, but perhaps demonstrating what you think some of the weaknesses are would go further in convincing people than pejorative language. <br><br>And yes, dad, thanks. :)Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-68656900464954483632007-10-06T04:59:00.000-04:002007-10-06T04:59:00.000-04:00So you have read Goldsworthy then. I'll assume...So you <i>have</i> read Goldsworthy then. I'll assume as much.<br><br>Essentially Thompson doesn't take into account salvation history when you go through the OT. You're not going to find comparisons between, say, Joshua and Christ or Gideon and Christ. There's not much there in terms of understanding how the Old and New Covenant fit together.<br><br>The chain system was sort of like a prototype concordance but it linked English words together rather than Greek and Hebrew ones. As you know, the original language is important when exegeting so any comparison between words based in English (KJV English no less) can lead to erroneous interpretations.<br><br>Of course, Thompson can't really be faulted for neglecting Biblical Theology since it hadn't been developed yet (ie the recognition that the Bible has one message which is Christ - although Theodore of Mopsuestia said as much when he was around). So when I said that it was simplistic and naive it was based upon reading backwards into the time period what we have now.<br><br>I now realise that when I said it was simplistic and naive it could easily have been interpreted to mean that I was accusing you of that. It was my fault that I communicated this incorrectly to you because I do not think that about you. For that I unreservedly apologise. Moreover I visit your blog regularly and find your thoughts interesting.One Salient Oversighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03143948543305522865noreply@blogger.com