Quotes about Bible interpretation

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The Bible is man in a nutshell. Good and evil live side by side in the same book. That's why it's cherished. The good fi — Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom
In general, it should be noted, biblical law is evolutionary, not revolutionary... — Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Wisdom
The bible is so simple you have to have someone else help you misunderstand it.. — Harmon Okinyo
The fact that our traditional method of extracting doctrine from Scripture does not work well on narrative does not mean — Craig S. Keener, Gift & Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today
Using only nonnarrative portions of the Bible to interpret narrative is not only disrespectful to the narrative portions — Craig S. Keener, Gift & Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today
Mine is the only view that appropriately combines the end-time messianic expectations of the Jews with Christian scriptu — Eli Of Kittim, The Little Book of Revelation: The First Coming of Jesus at the End of Days
I urge not that we assume that love will provide a reliable foundation for knowledge but that we nonetheless keep the re — Dale B. Martin, Sex and the Single Savior: Gender and Sexuality in Biblical Interpretation
It is not enough just to read the Bible; it is even just as important to understand it. As to living it- that is accompl — R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries
Whoever, then, thinks that he understands the Holy Scriptures, or any part of them, but puts such an interpretation upon — Augustine of Hippo, On Christian Doctrine
It is not possible to understand the NT concept of the church if we overlook the numerous metaphors used to portray it. — David Ewert, How to Understand the Bible
Biblical interpretation is not a passive matter. It requires our own active negotiation. When we pretend that, deep down — Timothy Beal, The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book
I'm of the opinion and quite certain that our 'personal histories' with God are meant to be well informed by the Scriptu — R. Alan Woods 2007
Create a trophy room in your heart. Each time you experience a victory, place a memory on the shelf. Before you face a c — Max Lucado
His [brother in law Jim Hampson] appointment to the Episcopal parish in Wenham, near Gordon College brought them in clos — Thomas C. Oden, A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir
So that originally, and Naturally, there is no such thing as Slavery. Joseph was rightfully no more a Slave to his breth — Samuel Sewall, The Selling Of Joseph
Jesus and Paul knew the Old Testament completely. Their comments about divorce were meant to add to, not replace or chan — Caroline Abbott, A Journey Through Emotional Abuse: From Bondage to Freedom
In the deepest sense, the Bible is not meant to be interpreted, but rather revealed! — Eli Of Kittim, The Little Book of Revelation: The First Coming of Jesus at the End of Days