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I am in my senior term at the Seminary of the Wilderness. My first ten years were spent as bi-vocational pastor/evangelist in Utah preaching of Christ how I knew best and trying to improve by learning theology from Reformed, Wesleyan, Pentecostal, Baptist and other sources. The second ten years were spent as a BVP/E and discovering that I didn't know what I thought I knew and reading the Bible without outside influence. At the beginning of the third ten I started seeing Christ in the OT, and tried to figure out how and why. I intend in the fourth ten to figure out how to communicate what I learned last term. After that I might be useful for something.
My bias in approaching the Bible is that I believe that it exists in a form today sufficiently intact to be considered infallible. That apparent contradictions are intentional riddles designed to guide us in focusing on different aspects of Christ. That sensus plenior exists in a form which is discernible in a verifiable, and reproducible manner. And that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.
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Jul 8 |
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What is “the hermeneutical circle”? @swasheck Sorry if it sounds accusatory, not intended. I am trying to understand the dynamic you propose with the spirit guiding into different meanings. I would make the case that with a proper hermeneutic and guidance by the Spirit, we can know God's intended meaning (unity of the faith). I am hearing you say that multiple meanings are OK as long as they are guided by the spirit, as if there is not a meaning attributable to the text itself. Where am I missing it? The free-for-all appears to be attributed to the Spirit. |
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Jul 8 |
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What is “the hermeneutical circle”? @swasheck why have hermeneutics at all if the Spirit is free to guide us in any direction from the text. Why have a text at all? |
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Jul 8 |
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How are verses indicating that God is a God of war, and others indicating that he is a God of peace reconciled to not be contradictory? @Caleb the question shows up in nearly every open Christian forum where some scoffer copies it from a skeptics list. Apparently it is too difficult for them to discern on their own. BTW, that's where I got it as well, after conversing with Jon about mining it for questions. And I am unaware that the difficulty level of the answer was a criteria for a question. Perhaps if it were left open, someone might surprise you with an unexpected insight. Furthermore, most who answer the question give doctrinal, not hermeneutic answers. This should be the place they get one. |
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Jul 8 |
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How can we determine if a text is sarcastic? @Richard Rabbi Eliezer's rule 32 permits anachronism (out of order interpretation) A method should be judged by the claims it makes for itself, not by those imposed by another system. Besides, the order of publication tells us nothing about the order they were taught. It is plausible that the letters contain teachings that were common to Paul wherever he went, and the letters just remind them of his teaching to address current issues. |
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Jul 8 |
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What does the prohibition against women speaking in church in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 mean? 1Sa 2:9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. Here the wicked are silent and 'concealed' in darkness. Perhaps Paul is making reference to this? |
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Jul 8 |
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What does the prohibition against women speaking in church in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 mean? None of the answers address Paul's teaching that there is no male or female in Christ Jesus. If it that apparent contradiction is not explained, a full understanding of this passage cannot be claimed. Likewise, Jeremiah claims that all men will become pregnant. That sure confuses the issue concerning gender. |
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Jul 8 |
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According to Scripture, how should we interpret Scripture? @Jas actually, these rules are derived from the text, but a bit simplistic: To let scripture interpret scripture: 1. Read the scripture 2. Read the scripture around the scripture. The first goes without saying, but the second is too broad to be helpful. What is the context? In SP it is the context of all the scriptures which are linked by way of using the same words and ideas in the text and immediate context of the verse being considered. |
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Jul 8 |
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Who is the good and beautiful person in Zechariah 9:17? added 42 characters in body |
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Why is the man going to measure Jerusalem in Zechariah 2:2? added the man |
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Who is the good and beautiful person in Zechariah 9:17? Added notation; added 30 characters in body |
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answered | Who is the good and beautiful person in Zechariah 9:17? |
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Jul 8 |
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Is Jesus equal to or less than the Father Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace..... every time I think I know how to divide the Trinity, the Christmas verse trips me up. It is never a trivial topic. |
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Jul 8 |
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The number two in the book of Zechariah You have been in Zech a while. If you would like to see the whole book unpacked, drop me a note and I'll start working on it. I'd have to do it through e-mail because I don't know what format it would take here. |
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Jul 8 |
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The number two in the book of Zechariah Just a note.. 7 is the number of completeness in SP. There are six spatial rays of direction, and a seventh in time (you cannot go back in time). 4 is the whole word of God as revealed through prophet, priest, king and judge. These are duals of duals (HH, HE, EH, EE) The duality of time is between time/eternity. As for rhetorical emphasis, tere is a Jewsih rule that says a double letter is not a new root, but an expansion (of some sort) of the root with a single letter. Using this rule it is determined that Cain had a twin sister and Abel had two twin sisters (triplets) |
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Jul 8 |
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The number two in the book of Zechariah @Kazark Try applying it everywhere you see it. If it only works here it is just free-for-all allegory with a coincidental application. If it works everywhere, it is God's intended meaning. |
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Jul 8 |
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Do any Hermeneutical approaches have a specific meaning for the number 11? added ya 10+1 |
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Do any Hermeneutical approaches have a specific meaning for the number 11? Added Kabalah |
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What is “the hermeneutical circle”? added last paragraph; added 151 characters in body |
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What is “the hermeneutical circle”? added commentary by request |
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Do any Hermeneutical approaches have a specific meaning for the number 11? sp |