Classical Stuff You Should Know 20: The Four Senses of Scripture
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Jan 16, 2018 A lively walk through medieval reading practice as Dante’s four senses of Scripture are unpacked. They compare modern seminary methods with literal, allegorical, moral, and anagogical approaches. The conversation contrasts devotional, academic, and theological reading styles and warns about imbalances when one mode dominates. Medieval links to apostles and the Divine Comedy add historical color.
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Use A Five Step Method To Apply Scripture
- Do follow a five-step modern hermeneutic when applying Scripture to life.
- Graham Magby outlines: determine historical context, assess cultural distance, derive a principle, check Old/New Covenant relevance, then form concrete application.
Exodus Ox Law Used To Model Hermeneutics
- The hosts read Exodus 21:28–32 about an ox goring a person to demonstrate hermeneutic steps.
- They used the passage to derive principles on owner responsibility, equal worth of children, and application to modern negligence law.
Build Theology By Synthesizing Scripture Not Proof Texts
- Do build biblical theology by collecting principles across Scripture, not by isolating single verses.
- Graham advises gathering all passages on a topic (e.g., money) and synthesizing common themes before drawing conclusions.
