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What's the difference between "sensus plenior" and "inspired sensus plenior"?

What's the difference between "sensus plenior" and "inspired sensus plenior"? Are the terms interchangeable? … If "the deeper meaning intended by God but not intended by the human author" (sensus plenior) exists wouldn't it be inspired? …
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How does one unpack sensus plenior? [duplicate]

Strict Rules for Sensus Plenior - which is mistakenly identified as being duplicate. What are some practical methods for unpacking it? … Sensus plenior is specifically looking for the 'deeper' meaning, so notarikon is used to find the source idea for the word. …
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What is the sensus plenior of The parable of the sower?

Is there a "deeper meaning" (beyond allegorical interpretations)--that is a sensus plenior interpretation--to the parable of the sower found in the Gospel of Matthew 13? … The sensus plenior answer must be carefully exegeted showing the source of metaphor from the text and the Hebrew language. …
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Does sensus plenior exist in the New Testament?

The conversations surrounding sensus plenior center on the New Testament authors' 'odd usage' of the Old Testament scriptures. …
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How does "Sensus Plenior" differ from Allegory, Gnosticism, Kaballah, and Midrash?

This is probably more true with the introduction of Sensus Plenior to the discussion. It would be helpful to have an explanation of it and how it differs from other approaches. …
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What is Sensus Plenior and how does it impact the field of hermeneutics?

What is the Sensus Plenior view of Scripture? …
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What are the strict set of rules followed by sensus plenior?

Is there really a rational technique, with a strict set of rules, used in sensus plenior or is it just faith-filled intuition making use of what claims to be a rational system? …
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What is the meaning of the word 'Notarikon' as used by Eliezer and the Sephir Yetzirah? [duplicate]

Notarikon is used on this site as a technical term in conversations concerning sensus plenior. … What does the word mean, and how is is being used in the context of sensus plenior, Rabbi Eliezer, and the Sephir Yetzirah? …
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How did contemporaries understand "a new song" in Psalm 149:1?

I know about at least one "sensus plenior" interpretation of the "new song" in Psalm 149, but I have never heard a plausible explanation on what the author intended and how it was understood by his contemporaries …
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Does the Gospel of Thomas help in reproducing the hermeneutical methods of the apostles?

If it is assumed to be of the genre of riddle, as in sensus plenior, are there indications that it may help in the formulation of a formal Biblical hermeneutic? …
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What is "the hermeneutical circle"?

This question mentions "the hermeneutical circle": I sometimes hear ... of hermeneutical "methods", such as the grammatico-historal approach, or literal-historical approach, or sensus plenior. ... …
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Is hermeneutics primarily descriptive or prescriptive?

I sometimes hear (particularly on this site) of hermeneutical "methods", such as the grammatico-historal approach, or literal-historical approach, or sensus plenior. …
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Using literal hermeneutics how does one determine if a demand is made on the reader?

In the method used here associated with Sensus Plenior, There are four voices associated with scripture: Prophet - teaches doctrine, Priest - teaches correction, Judge - rebukes, and King trains in righteousness …
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Are all major hermeneutical methods compatible?

There are the major disciplines and methods, such as Historial-Grammatical, Sensus Plenior (etc.) Then there are the minor divisions, such as "each word is a shadow" vs. …
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What hermeneutic is Paul employing in his approach to 1 Corinthians 9:8-10?

What I find interesting/disturbing about Paul's use of Torah in this passage is that he doesn't seem to be satisfied with Sensus Plenior, he seems to discount the literal reading as absurdly pedantic, …
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