An Inspired Text Requires Inspired Interpretation (Part 2)

Letter and Spirit—Or, Why Christians Aren't 'People of the Book'

In my last post on this subject, I pointed out that possession of a divinely-inspired text is of no benefit if that text cannot be adequately understood and internalized by those who possess it. The problem of multiple interpretations can provide a significant challenge to the value of the text itself, as different interpreters coming from different per…