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Oct 21 |
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How does “Sensus Plenior” differ from Allegory, Gnosticism, Kaballah, and Midrash? After reading over the question a few times, I realized that this is not a duplicate. However, I had to edit the title to make sure that it wasn't a duplicate. |
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Oct 19 |
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Which hermeneutical approaches support a literal interpretation of the Creation account? Documentary theory... Biblical polygamy... We have to be careful to come at sacred text purely from a textual perspective. |
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Oct 19 |
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Which hermeneutical approaches support a literal interpretation of the Creation account? Even this viewpoint comes from a doctrinal stance. Catholic hermeneutics, for example, believes in the four-fold sense of scripture. In other words, all scripture has four meanings, not just the surface (literal) meaning. |
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Oct 19 |
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Which hermeneutical approaches support a literal interpretation of the Creation account? Aah! There isn't one! That's why it's a circle. All interpretation must come from a doctrinal standpoint--even the interpretation that creates doctrine. I personally like to think of it as a process of refining doctrine, but it's still "pulling yourself up by the bootstraps". |
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Oct 19 |
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In what sense would Nathanael have “seen” in John 1:51? It sounds like it's referring to "see the heavens opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man", per the first line. |
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Oct 19 |
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Translation of “abba” (Αββα, אבא) I like this and it makes sense. But why would people use the Aramaic "abba" instead of either of the Greek words available ("pater" and "pappas")? |
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Oct 19 |
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Which hermeneutical approaches support a literal interpretation of the Creation account? Welcome to BiblicalHermeneutics.SE! |
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Oct 19 |
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What is the tree of life in Proverbs 11:30? This comment is better suited for chat, but from my stance, I try to avoid sensus plenior except when mentioned in the New Testament (snake on a pole). There's solid precedence for it, I just avoid it out of fear of leading doctrine down the wrong path. |
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Oct 19 |
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What is the tree of life in Proverbs 11:30? @BobJones The edits dramatically improve this post and clarify everything. +1 for the clear explanation (even though I'm not a big fan of Sensus Plenior). Thanks for the edit. |
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Oct 18 |
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Did Jesus sweat blood? It sounds like from this blog post, that the first four chapters (as you mention) are a solid, basic explanation of textual criticism. It's the last three chapters are controversial. |
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Oct 18 |
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Did Jesus sweat blood? Looking at his life timeline, it looks like that book came out of Bart Ehrman's agnosticism rather than his PhD and MDiv studies. It makes me question the source. Still, +1 for the fuller mention of the question of authenticity of this passage. (even though it doesn't answer the question) ;) |
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Oct 18 |
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What is an anagogical interpretation and when should it be considered? Not so sure that the Catholic Catechism belongs here? Voice your concerns! This is still an open topic. |
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Oct 18 |
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What is the “fourfold sense of Scripture”? @PatrickSzalapski You might look into this question regarding the anagogical sense for more info about that. |
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Oct 17 |
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Where is the citation of John 7:38 taken from? @JackDouglas I'd say that the imagery is probably connected, but not necessarily the meaning. However, some would say that Ezekiel 47 and John 7:38 are intimately connected. |
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Oct 15 |
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To whom was Isaiah referring in Isaiah 53? Hey, Flimzy! Welcome to Biblical Hermeneutics! |
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Oct 13 |
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Revelation 21:21 - How can gold appear clear? By evaporating? That would mean heaven as hotter than 2808 degrees Celsius, though. Probably not that. |
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Oct 13 |
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What is “Midrash” and how does it relate to Christian principles of hermeneutics? Text added by an anonymous user (Should be a comment, not part of the question): There’s an excellent article on that subject at etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/51/51-2/… Martin Pickup, “New Testament Interpretation of the Old Testament: The Theological Rationale of Midrashic Exegesis.” JETS 51/2 (June 2008) 353–81. |
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Oct 13 |
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Is the rich man in James 1:10 a brother? That's actually off topic and should be asked in a new question or in chat. So, I posted it as a new question.. |
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Oct 13 |
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Is the rich man in James 1:10 a brother? No, I consistently translate it as "brother". But brother has many definitions. "fellow man" or "countryman" is just as valid an interpretation of "brother" as "believer" is. It's all about context, my brother. |
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Oct 13 |
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What does 1 Corinthians 9:27 literally say? That's an interesting question. The confusion in translation lies with the second word here. |
