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NASB | Acts 4:34 For there was not a needy person among them, for all who were owners of land or houses would sell them and bring the proceeds of the sales |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 4:34 There was not a needy person among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them, and bringing the proceeds of the sales |
Bible Question:
Question:which rule of interpretation was broken, ignored or violated in a response to the interpreation of acts 4: 32-36 as an endorsement of a type of communal living as being normative for the christian church? What rule of interpretation should be followed and what interpretation of the passage would be more biblically accurate? thank you |
Bible Answer: tachminite The rule of making a literal interpretation based on the intent of the author to his audience was ignored. The rule of determining what type of Biblical literature it was was violated. The intent of the author was to give a history of what happened during the birth of the church - it is not a treatise on theology, or a letter about Christian normatives for behavior and practice. The rules that were broken should be followed. The response to the interpretation is the application - hermeneutics. The interpretation drives what applications fit the interpretation. In your original post when you first came here you wanted to know what to do about getting in an interpretation for those who believe that living communaly is a Biblical interpretation of Acts 4:32-36. The answer is going to come from understanding what the church was realy doing, the circumstances, and why the author wrote about it. blessings abound, bowler |
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