LHIM Classes
8. Interpreting Scripture in Its Historical Context
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Two Steps of Interpretation
What it meant to them (historical context).
What it means today (application, next lecture).
Example: Rom 13:7 (pay taxes) – under Nero’s tyranny.
Avoid Time Problems
Anachronism: Reading modern ideas back (e.g., Adam’s computer).
Metachronism: Assuming ancients were primitive.
Historical Context Tools
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