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Advanced Hermeneutics
Advanced Hermeneutics · Foundational

The Bible Interprets the Bible

Scripture is its own best interpreter: clear passages shed light on harder ones, and the whole counsel of God guards every single verse.

The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.

What you'll learn
1

Why the Bible, with one divine Author and one story, is its own best interpreter

2

How to let clear passages shed light on difficult ones, and why no doctrine should rest on one unclear verse

3

Why context, local and biblical, controls meaning, seen in four often-misused verses

4

How the Spirit uses the whole counsel of God to connect Scripture with Scripture

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