Hermeneutics Huesday 07 {we want the video camera footage but the Bible doesn't work like that}

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Her God Speaks

Feb 21, 2023 Season 6 Episode 1

Aprile Sweers

Takeaway's from this episode:

Sound biblical hermeutics requires that we understand that the biblical authors didn’t think the way we think. They were just as committed to accuracy as we are, but not in the "video camera footage" way that we are.
You aren't reading a police report, you are reading holy Scripture!
Let the apparent contradictions or conundrums be an invitation to linger in the text, to explore on a deeper level what the author of each passage was seeking to communicate and how his unique presentation of the facts accomplishes that.
Learn to respect the artistry, the arrangement, the rhythm and flow of thought, the use of imagery and metaphor, and the way the author hyperlinks his words to other parts of Scripture. As best you can, try to think like an ancient reader.

Takeaway's from this episode:

Sound biblical hermeutics requires that we understand that the biblical authors didn’t think the way we think. They were just as committed to accuracy as we are, but not in the "video camera footage" way that we are.
You aren't reading a police report, you are reading holy Scripture!
Let the apparent contradictions or conundrums be an invitation to linger in the text, to explore on a deeper level what the author of each passage was seeking to communicate and how his unique presentation of the facts accomplishes that.
Learn to respect the artistry, the arrangement, the rhythm and flow of thought, the use of imagery and metaphor, and the way the author hyperlinks his words to other parts of Scripture. As best you can, try to think like an ancient reader.

Her God Speaks