Re: Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation Hi Marshall Could you please send the link to the actual document? I'd like to see it. The link in the email only refers to the email. and a search on wedgeblade for your name or the title gives me 0 responses. Best wishes Richard Maguiore On 09/10/2019 8:16 AM, oe-request@lists.wedgeblade.net wrote:

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1. Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation (W. J.) 2. Re: Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation (Ellie Stock) 3. Re: Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation (John Epps) 4. Re: Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation (Jann McGuire) 5. Re: Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation (W. J.) 6. Re: Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation (Jack Gilles)

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Message: 1 Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2019 15:10:39 +0000 (UTC) From: "W. J." <synergi@yahoo.com> To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: [Oe List ...] Layers and Lenses of Biblical Interpretation Message-ID: <1548301777.5333703.1570547439082@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

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