"…allegory within Confession": a brilliant and succinct explanation of the hermeneutic employed within the historical Christian Church.

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Recently I have been reading the work of the Jewish scholar James Kugel. It turns out that the ancient Jews, including the first century Jews, read the Bible much as did the Christians. The Torah, Psalms and Prophets were cryptic, contemporary, harmonious and inspired (but requiring an inspired reader).

First off; I just came across DBH and I'm immensely enjoying and benefiting from his lectures/books/New Testament. Secondly...when he speaks...he sounds EXACTLY like James Spader. Jus sayin'.

I don't think I have ever heard a discourse by this gentleman in which he does not complain of exhaustion or fatigue. Perhaps he needs to see his doctor.

i am a hardcore fundie. But in my deep desire to know something about the God who saves.....I proudly admit that this man is correct. Lay down the sectatian pride and hear, if thou hast an ear.

Somebody, please recommend me a resource to pursue this topic.

The question is objective Bob what is Hart's opinion about the old testament.

It’s not clear from this approach how you could determine what is literal or allegorical in scripture.

And he is Orthodox .

This miserable tub of lard unironically Christpilled me and I thank him forever. I wish I could be his Boswell.

I love DBH and his beautiful mind, but if he's going to be this tired of being tired, then I'd rather he be wearing a Hawaiian shirt, nursing Pina Coladas on the beach.

What makes the Hebrew and Koine Greek Christian 'scriptues' any different from any other ancient text or codex? What is 'scripture'? As David Hart states here, it is only belief in, and the influence of, the Spirit of God which makes the difference. The bible - as conceived by 'scriptural literalists' does not even exist outside of the realm of faith. It is just a collection of ancient texts; akin to the writings of Aristophanes. Too many Christians worship our scriptures: rather than the Creator God of Israel they are intended to HELP to reveal: both in his Covenant with his People, the Jews, and then providing theological testimony to the same God's unique activity in the young male Jew, Jesus of Nazareth. 'Scripture', as the Calvinists and others would treat it, does not exist outside of the Church which selected the texts. It has no implications for the 'world', which such 'religious' people so often despise: notwithstanding that everything which 'is' is contingent upon God. During the 1970s, when I was studying Theology, a lecturer provided me with a pithy saying: THE BIBLE ALWAYS SAYS WHAT IT MEANS: IT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN WHAT IT SAYS'. As Michael Lee points out below, reading the Christian scriptures requires an inspired reader or (better still) many inspired readers.

answer: they didn't. The church did not allow it until the printing press bitch-slapped the church and then everyone had a copy of the 1611 KJV. Later, other translations would be made using various sets of different mss.