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

[James Wiegel]

Your diagram, Marshall, reiterates a lot of what we meant by image and imaginal education back at the Ecumenical Institute.  I also  remember something from the EI (I think) that the scripture interprets you, not the other way -- or maybe it was a study short course about first grasping the address on your life and then speaking back.  I found a paper a couple of years ago by a Missouri Synod pastor on helping with (and causing ) "Epistemological Crises" in the congregation.
Then there was the NT reading from Sunday morning:  Phillips translation -- Luke 12:54-57 - Then he said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once that it is going to rain, and so it does. And when you feel the south wind blowing, you say that it is going to be hot, and so it is. You frauds! You know how to interpret the look of the earth and the sky. Why can't you interpret the meaning of the times in which you live?" . . .  "And why can't you decide for yourselves what is right?

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    On Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 08:03:56 PM MST, W. J. via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:  
 
  It is especially relevant to understanding the cognitive distortions enacted in the Religion of Trump. One of the most dangerous in the world today.Marshall
    On Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 08:19:44 PM EDT, Mary Kurian D'Souza via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:  
 
 Marshall, thank you.This is equally true for any of the religions in any part of the world.Mary
On Tue, Oct 8, 2019 at 8:41 PM 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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