God's Symbolic Economy and More Moscow, ID

God puts man to have dominion over his cosmos. Man is most dominion-minded when he submits to the One from whom all dominion comes.

This is the third 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.

Read the Introduction to “Through New Eyes”

What Is Interpretive Maximalism?

The Nature of Symbols (Chapter 1)

Introduction

We saw that the two main ideas in the introduction that will guide us through TNE are visual imagery (symbolism) and repeated patterns (typology). And further, these imageries and types are part of the biblical vocabulary. The Bible’s own language is the foundation for interpreting the Bible. That may sound redundant for some, even a vicious circle, but I view it more as a spiraling circle. In other words, the more we delve into the images and patterns of the Scriptures, the better we see the world around us. If we begin with the Bible as our starting point, we will move out into the world with precision in our analysis.

What is Man?

This leads to chapter 2 of Through New Eyes, “The Purpose of the World.” Jim argues that Psalm 8 sets a model for understanding the purpose of the cosmos. Now, that is a lot of weight to place on a psalm, but I believe it delivers, and it delivers even better when it is sung. But that’s another topic.