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The Heritage of the Ancient Turn toward Allegorization as a Hermeneutic
Part One Allegorical interpretation of scripture began to take shape in the pre-Christian era with Jewish scholars like Philo of Alexandria, who sought to reconcile Hebrew scriptures with Greek philosophy. By the 2nd century AD, early Christian thinkers like Origen adopted and expanded this method, viewing the Bible as containing hidden, spiritual meanings beneath its […]
Psalm 53 and the Future of Israel
Israel in Psalm 53 This week I was listening to audio of the Psalms, during which time I heard Psalm 53, that says in verses 5-6: 5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, […]
God and the Bible Are Dispensational (Part Six)
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five History One of the biggest criticisms aimed at dispensationalism is the scant historical evidence for this system of interpretation. Opponents call John Nelson Darby, 19th century Anglican clergy member from Ireland, the founder of dispensationalism. They say then the early 20th […]
God and the Bible Are Dispensational (Part Three)
Part One Part Two The Bible did not come in one neat tidy package. God delivered it progressively through men over a period of 1500 years during history in real time, even using forty different men as human authors. As God revealed scripture, it did not come with a separate interpretive handbook and glossary […]
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