Ignore The Historical-Cultural Context
1. What happens if you carefully consider the surrounding context of a passage, but ignore its literary genre?
When you are reading the Bible, understanding and interpreting the true meaning is one of the most crucial things we must do. In the text, Hays and Duvall say that “we would go so far as to say that the most important principle of biblical interpretation is that context determines meaning.” If we make the mistake of ignoring the context, it often leads to misinterpretation and confusion of what the scriptures are really trying to say. It is important to know the historical-cultural context as well as the literary context in order to properly understand what is being said.
2. Besides those examples cited in this chapter, what are
When you are reading the Bible, understanding and interpreting the true meaning is one of the most crucial things we must do. In the text, Hays and Duvall say that “we would go so far as to say that the most important principle of biblical interpretation is that context determines meaning.” If we make the mistake of ignoring the context, it often leads to misinterpretation and confusion of what the scriptures are really trying to say. It is important to know the historical-cultural context as well as the literary context in order to properly understand what is being said.
2. Besides those examples cited in this chapter, what are