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1 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 156916 | ||
The verbal plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures is a perspective that is at the roots of the Reformation. What this means is that God directed the writing of every single word in the original autographs, using and guiding the whole aspect of the life, mind, and times of the writer. We see this idea throughout the teachings of Christ and the apostles (see Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 3:2; Jude 17; Revelation 22:18-19; etc.). Paul bases an entire theological argument (Galatians 3:16) on whether a word in Genesis was plural or not! Therefore, I am going to post under this thread a series of guidelines for proper interpretation of Biblical text. The sources for this material is somewhat eclectic, primarily coming out of classes, lectures, theology books, and sermons that I've had the privilege to have heard or read. (If anyone is interested, the formal theological description of this discipline is "Historico-grammatical approach to exegetical work in hermeneutics." You can also find a great deal of discussion on this approach in what is called the "Antiochian School of Thought." Don't let the technical language throw you off, it is just a matter of vocabulary.) I would commend everyone to the Chicago Statement of Biblical Hermeneutics: http://www.origins.org/articles/00site_chicago.html Let me give you a good working definition of hermeneutics: The science (systematic approach) of properly interpreting the Bible as it was meant to be understood by those who wrote it." Every believer has the obligation to be a student (disciple) of Christ and an instructor of the teachings of Christ (Matthew 28:18-20). It is my prayer, therefore, that we place the proper emphasis on the interpretation of Scripture that God intends us to have. |
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2 | Properly Interpreting the Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | DocTrinsograce | 156918 | ||
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION 1. "Golden Rule" If the plain sense makes common sense, seek no other sense. 2. "Contextual Rule" A text without a context is a pretext. 3. "Coherency Rule" The Bible is consistent on every subject to which it speaks. 4. "Guidance Rule" Clear passages on subjects will guide us to understand difficult passages. The best commentary on Scripture is Scripture. This is what is meant by the phrase "Analogy of Faith.” 5. "Audience Rule" Make distinctions concerning who is speaking and to whom they are speaking. 6. "Genre Rule" Interpret Scripture in the light of its literary style; i.e., respect the literary genre. 7. "Ground Rule" Interpret a passage grammatically before you interpret it theologically. (Remember, language is vital!) 8. "Cultural Rule" Let cultural context help, but it must not dictate. 9. "Revelatory Rule" The NT will throw light on the OT (progressive revelation). "OT is the NT concealed; NT is the OT revealed." (Hebrews 1:1-2) 10. "Propositional Rule"There is only ONE meaning to any text, although the text will have many applications. (2 Peter 1:20-21) |
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