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Christian Science and Its Problems (Volume 85; V. 711)

Christian Science and Its Problems (Volume 85; V. 711)

Bates, J. H.

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General World History

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ISBN10: 1151509221
ISBN13: 9781151509222
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.05 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898. Excerpt: ... VII. Proof Texts. It is not surprising that Mrs. Eddy attempts to put the seal of divine approval upon her philosophy by quotations from the Scriptures. In her enthusiasm for a new discovery she does what hundreds of others have done in like circumstances--she reads it all into the Bible. Her method of interpretation bears some resemblance to that of Origen and Swedenborg. She does not interpret Scripture regardless of any principles, but those that she adopts are unsound. Before we consider her exegesis let us attend to what constitutes sound principles of Biblical Interpretation. Principles of Biblical Interpretation upon which all can agree are very desirable. There can be no unity of Christian thought if each one is allowed to interpret according to his fancy. Nor is there any reason why the Bible is an exception to all other literature in this respect Interpretation of literature in general gives us the principles and laws of Biblical Interpretation. This is a maxim which has been regarded as incontrovertible by all the great authorities since Ernesti. From whence did these principles spring? Are they artificial productions imposed on Scripture by extensive learning? Have they grown out of a love for subtleties and nice distinctions? Are / they sparks of genius? Far from being this, they are not the invention of man, scarcely a discovery of his. They are coeval with our nature. Ever since man was created and endowed with the powers of speech and made a communicative, social being he has had occasion to practice upon the principles of interpretation, and has done so.' To understand human speech one must be an interpreter, and upon the exercise of the commonly accepted principles of interpretation all social and business intercourse depends. Withou...

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