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Philosophy and Methodology: Bible-Based Hermeneutics
Philosophy and Methodology BibleBased Hermeneutics Author:J. Richard Fugate I believe Satan's present-day tactical attack in obscuring God's Communication to man is directed at nullifying the reality of Supernatural Inspiration and need for Spiritual Illumination as a requirement in enabling full comprehension of Scripture. The 17th and 18th Century attacks by literary, historical, and scientific critics against the Aut... more »hority, Inerrancy, Revelation, and Inspiration of God's Word's were devastating.
Conservative Evangelical Theologians have stood their ground and vigorously defended the Authority of God's Revelation and Inerrancy against the overwhelming "evidence" of alleged errors in Scripture. Wherever God's Word is challenged by those who reject the facts of historical events and the recorded Miracles of Creation and Christ's Virgin Birth, Sinless Life, Death, Burial, and Resurrection, these men simply responded by their faith in the Bible's clear teaching concerning these issues. Sadly, however, when it came to attacks against the Divine Authorship of all Scripture, many Theologians failed to stand only on exactly what the Bible says about the issue. They apparently were intimidated by German higher criticism and, therefore, attempted to develop an apologetic based upon human reason to defend God's direct Inspiration of Scripture through human instruments. This approach (reason instead of the Word) left an opening for a gradual descent away from a believer's absolute acceptance of what the Bible provides as information by which he can and must live his life.
The unique characteristic of this text's position is that it presents an intensified view on the "verbal" portion of the approach to interpreting Scripture called "verbal, plenary Inspiration." One pastor and graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary said, "I think this work is a clarification or advancement on the existing positions of verbal, plenary inspiration. It is truly a word-by-word approach in comprehending the most precise meaning of the Word of God."« less