tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post8185409651657894958..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: What exegesis is NOT. . . Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-109033435308712562016-09-03T08:10:26.155-05:002016-09-03T08:10:26.155-05:00@John: your points are well taken, and for such a...@John: your points are well taken, and for such and other reasons I continue to use the KJV. Its English is sublime and easily understood by those wiling to take some time and learn its vocabulary; funny how we can go to colleges or trade schools where we learn technical specialized vocabulary, but seem to choke on the same KJV used by 19th C uneducated Black slaves (later freedmen) and Welsh colliers. Maybe we're educated beyond our intelligence and maturity?Kirk Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142889734004402296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-69058887433163403612016-09-03T07:47:36.068-05:002016-09-03T07:47:36.068-05:00It is true that every viewpoint is not "equal...It is true that every viewpoint is not "equally valid." In the realm of scripture, we do need to consider the linguistic accuracy and the context of a verse, who is speaking, and to whom the statement or verse is directed. A Christian who loves the Lord and the word of God often struggles to comprehend the meaning and application of a verse. Many of us just want to get it right, to understand it correctly. It is not easy at times, because our levels of education and understanding differ, our cultural environment, our time in history. Words also can change over a period of history. The problem of continuous reinterpretations by theologians and "updating" versions of the Bible further adds to confusion. It seems no matter which version of the Bible one uses for study....someone else criticizes the interpretation. I personally use the NKJV, and of course, somebody will usually say I am not reading the most linguistically accurate version of the Bible. I suppose we shall always be discussing this issue until the Lord returns.John Joseph Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596324816480709495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-43497462832610726752016-09-03T07:37:45.568-05:002016-09-03T07:37:45.568-05:00There is a big difference between "what does ...There is a big difference between "what does the text make me feel" and "what did the text mean to its original audience." Neglect of the second question is what made abuse of the Book of Revelation so common. And it is entirely compatible, indeed a part of, trying to understand interpretation in light of the catholic tradition.David Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966977894876326659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-3727063925949312012016-09-03T06:14:02.746-05:002016-09-03T06:14:02.746-05:00Yet how many LCMS congregations have had Beth Moor...Yet how many LCMS congregations have had Beth Moore Bible studies where it is 'How do you feel about this text'? It is good that men like Matthew Harrison have turned the tide a bit in our Synod. There is still work to be done.Ted Badjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03220879004715648795noreply@blogger.com