the science of interpretation and explanation, especially the branch of theology that deals with the general principles of Biblical interpretation. —hermeneut, hermeneutist,n. Higher Criticism the analysis of Biblical materials that aims to ascertain, from internal evidence, authorship, date, and inte...
“And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with ...
This is clear from Peter’s own explanation of the scene to the apostles and the other brethren in Judea later (Acts 11:1-18). It is certainly the case that the creatures in the vision represent people. So, we know that the statement in 10:15 refers to people. Secondly, we know tha...
Portrait of Isaac Newton, cornerstone of the scientific revolution, based his research on the scientific authority of the Bible. Biblical scientific foreknowledge is the assertion that the Bible possessed scientific knowledge beyond that which is believed to exist at the time the Bible was written. ...
“This command has always niggled at me and I’m grateful for your clear explanation. I’m wondering about a hypothetical situation such as if a woman has cancer or another medical condition, and doesn’t have hair as a result. Is that to be considered shameful? Also should she wear a...
of explanation. Such are those in Spain by Alphonso de Spina, 1487, and by Turrecremata (see Eichhorn, Gesch der Lit. volume 6); by Nicholas de Cuza, published in 1543; in Italy about 1500 by Ludovicus Vives, and Volterranus; one by Philip Melancthon in reference to the reading of ...
In the main plan and outline of his course he seized the means best calculated to his object; for his principal labors were directed to the collection of correct copies of the Holy Scriptures, to their strict and faithful translation; to the explanation of their numerous difficulties. In the ...
For example, Christopher Hitches in his book, god is not Great, writes on page 282, AThanks to the telescope and the microscope, [religion] no longer offers an explanation of anything important.@ This belies a pagan understanding of divine interaction with the physical world. As we can ...
but what I have shared above is enough to give you a good start or beginning to learn what the Bible teaches. The subject is too complex to enable me or any other Bible scholar to give you a one-sentence so-called simple explanation. If your questions are sincere you will welcome the ...
My motivation for this analysis and explanation comes rather from a strong distaste for what I perceive as some atheists, self-identified Christians, and others acting derisively or dismissively toward more “serious” or “devout” Christians on the basis that the latter don’t know their ...