Should We Let the Bible Interpret the Bible?
How often I’ve heard growing up: “Don’t interpret the Bible! Let the Bible interpret the Bible!”
This is not unique to my background. It’s a common refrain in Fundamentalist Christian circles. Yet few seem to catch the irony that, amongst all who say this, there are so many different, contradictory beliefs about what Scripture means.
The statement is absurd on its face, of course. The Bible interprets the Bible? That’s like saying a book reads itself.
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