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After reading a book called ‘the sensus plenior’ by Raymond E Brown, I was disappointed to find that the word sensus plenior is nothing new, contrary to the hype associated with words. The book simply just tries to defend the obvious fact that there is meaning in scripture that goes beyond the understanding of the author. Why anyone would doubt that there is ...

My understanding of sensus plenior agrees with Richard's: Often, adherents claim that there are two separate meanings to text: the intentional (intent of the author) and the sensus plenior (intent of God). A classic example of this is found in John 11:49-53 (emphasis mine): Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, ...

Whether sensus plenior (either inspired or not) exists is largely a question that depends on the particular doctrine an interpretation is evaluated in. Certainly the early Christian writers believed that the Hebrew Scriptures they inherited contained important links with the man they had come to revere as the Messiah. There's no particular reason why they ...

Using Google, I find that "inspired sensus plenior" is most closely associated with Robert L. Thomas out of The Master's Seminary. More accurately, he coined the term "inspired sensus plenior applications (ISPA)" to describe a subset of the hermeneutical principles used by New Testament authors: When interpreting the OT and NT, each in light of the ...

How to interpret scripture using the rules of Sensus Plenior Self examination Jer 17:9 The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it? Our assumptions about scripture and the rules we use to guide our interpretation effect the ultimate meaning that we get from scripture. It is important to evaluate those ...