Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Levels of Meaning

Does the Bible have different levels of meaning? There is one level of meaning-the one tied to the historical-cultural and literary contexts. This meaning includes its meaning for the biblical audience and the theological principles behind that meaning. There can be different aspects of a text's meaning and even a number of principles behind those aspects. But there are not deep, "spiritual" meanings in the text that are unrelated to the historical and literary context.

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