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

[Jann McGuire]

Thank you, Marshall. Very helpful. My printer didn't pick up your wonderful
blue ellipses, circles and arrows.

I'm in conversation with my pastor, Lindsay UMC comparing and contrasting
evangelism and mission. His seminary professor told him there was no
difference. I showed him the bug model, but couldn't find the background
material on the bug model. Any clues? Pastor Vai Heimoana is from Tonga.
His limited English is a challenge, but he has a huge heart and longs to be
out on the point. His Pacific island homeland is disappearing.

Blessings, Colleagues,

Jann McGuire



On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 9:17 AM Ellie Stock via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> Thanks, Marshall.
>
> Ellie
> elliestock at aol.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: W. J. via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
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> Cc: W. J. <synergi at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Tue, Oct 8, 2019 10:11 am
> Subject: [Oe List ...] Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation
>
> 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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