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II Genesis 146 ibid Scripture Interpretation
Altogether apart from the question whether the proponents of the NPP are correctly evaluating Second Temple Judaism -- and there are those who argue convincingly that they are not -- the appeal to Second Temple Judaism in order to interpret Scripture's teaching on justification is a fundamental assa
That which is uncertain must yield to what is simple and obvious; that which is open to argument must be subordinated to what is beyond any debate (A. W. Pink, Studies in the Scriptures, Nov. 1943). The historical books of the N. T. (Gospels) are interpreted by the epistolary books. And the typical
In the Space of Six Days the ignorance of our mind. For by the Scripture as our guide and teacher, he not only makes those things plain which would other- wise escape our notice. but almost compels us to behold them: as if he had assisted our dull sight with spectaclesY In considering these matters,
But in the New Testament its sources are concealed under such vague phrases as “Some ancient authorities, or “Many ancient authorities.” For an Old Testament example, a variant reading to Genesis 6:3 is suggested from the Sept(uagint), Vulg(ate) and Syr(iac). For a New Testament example, see Matthew
The following selection proves that Origen would set aside an event in sacred history when it baffled him. The selection also sets forth the exegetical code to which he adhered when expositing Scripture. "But," says Origen, "as if, in all the instances of this covering the logical connection and ord
There are, however, difficult parts in God’s Word—in the Old Testament, in Paul’s epistles and in the rest of the New Testament—for there are “some things hard to be understood” in the Scriptures (16). This does not oppose the orthodox doctrine of the perspicuity or clarity of Scripture. “Hard to be
Scripture Twisting (1) So far we have seen that God-breathed Scripture is absolutely sure and unbreakable, and that it shall never pass away. How then are sinful men going to avoid submitting to it? Many try to ignore it. Others attack it, calling it “cunningly devised fables” (II Pet. 1:16). Oth