[Oe List ...] Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation

[John Epps]

Thanks, Marshall. This is very helpful.

John Epps

On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 9:11 AM W. J. via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> I was inspired over the weekend to create a visual graphic (attached) to
> get onto a single page an image of the interpretive 'lenses' through which
> we read the Bible, including the largely unconscious implicit biases we may
> bring to the text that can distort or misread/misunderstand the context of
> the text.
> There's also 2 pages of text that quote Aaron Chalmers' scholarly article
> on 'The Influence of Cognitive Biases on Biblical Interpretation.'
> I'm trying to understand and appreciate why some folks are so emotionally
> attached to *their* version of what they *think* the Bible says about
> LGBTQIA people that they get very upset when their interpretation is
> questioned.
> Becoming aware of our cognitive biases is a helpful way to discover more
> graceful compassion in respectful listening.
> This chart is the best I can do for now to add to the discussion. Please
> use it (or not) or adapt it as you may see fit.
> Marshall
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