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Mimesis, Typology, and Allegory

Posted on August 5, 2014 by krhughes14

What do scholars mean by the words typology and allegory? Incredibly, though these two terms describing non-literal interpretation are crucial for understanding how scripture was read in early Christianity, there is very little consensus on what exactly they mean, or even if there … Continue reading →

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Pauline Hermeneutics (Part 1)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by krhughes14

Paul would have made a poor evangelical. As it is commonly described, the early church was divided between those who interpreted the Bible literally and those who interpreted it allegorically. In their day, and even more in ours (poor Augustine gets … Continue reading →

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