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In taking this stand upon the fundamental principle of interpretation that Scripture interprets Scripture, the reformers were being entirely consistent with the doctrine of Scripture which they had learned from Scripture itself. There must be the starting point of all study of God's Word. Each text
The foundational principle of all Scripture interpretation is this: Scripture interprets Scripture. This principle is not meant to be simplistic, as if one Scripture passage will set forth exhaustively the meaning of another passage. Rather, the point is threefold. First, as one reads the entire Scr
November 2023 141 Book Reviews “Biblical hermeneutics” refers to the principles and methods by which we understand a text’s meaning; Whitaker herself calls it “the theory and method of interpretation” (128). This theory and method includes observing the grammar, noting figures of speech, seeing the
correct Biblical interpretation. So when the Spirit works in the hearts of God's people and they bow in humility before Scripture as a whole, they may be sure that the Spirit will, through Scripture, speak to them the truth. God's people must have confidence in this truth. They must believe th
If one studies the history of interpretation, one discovers that orthodox and Reformed commentators differ on their interpretation of the text. Basically these commentators take two different positions, both of which are plausible.
Likewise one only has to compare the findings of various cultural studies as to life in the land of Canaan at, for example, the time of Abraham, and the various pictures which have been drawn at different times, to see that they cannot be more than a useful and helpful tool. We must beware of placin
This question has received widely divergent answers with respect to Genesis 1 and the creation account. The same is true, however, of Scripture's account concerning Paradise and concerning the temptation and fall of our first parents. In our day a simple, childlike faith in the Scriptures as the Wor
Yet, this is not the idea of the text. If we keep verse 21 in mind here ("For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man.") we find that Peter is teaching a fundamental and far-reaching truth concerning theorigin of Holy Writ. Thus, what we have in the Bible is not the private interpretati
All this radically alters how we are to understand the Bible. The Bible, according to these scholars, contains myths and teaching models. Genesis 1, 2 tells us that God created the universe, but not how and when. Genesis 3teaches that the human race fell into sin and death, but no more than that. Th
The Holy Scripture provides for a very clear and plain interpretation of itself. Difficulty, however, will arise if we do not observe that there are words and terms employed in Scripture which have variant shades of meaning. It may not therefore be insisted that each word in every instance of its oc