Lecture Question Module #4
Lecture Question:
Explain in your own words how Catholic interpretation developed. Also, take a moment to comment on Intent and Method. Where have you seen this?
Biblical interpretation was split into three categories, the allegorical, the tropological or the moral, and the anagogical. It was still believed that the most spiritual way of interpretation was still through allegorical. The Catholic scholars held that the Latin Vulgate was the supreme version of the Bible to teach, preach, or interpret from. The church would decide what the correct Biblical interpretation was, and the interpreter would accept that.
Historical and literal meanings were considered as the basis for study of the Bible, but the Bible held a deeper and more spiritual meaning not seen in the literal. The church was the official interpreter of scripture and so the “fathers” passed down their interpretations through generations sometimes in written form. The Bible was called the written tradition, but it was basically to hard to understand so they would tell you what it said. The made themselves the “official” interpreters of the “written tradition” and didn’t let you interpret anything. They told you “what to know” instead of “how to think”.
The fathers interpreted everything accurately, so if you ever do have trouble interpreting scripture just look up their works, and correct interpretation will be found. This only applies if you are an official interpreter of scripture in the Catholic Church.
I think the biggest thing I realized from the Intent and Method, is that you can have good intentions but still have a bad hermeneutics and others will experience repercussions. It’s so important how we teach. A teacher’s real job is not just to impart what is known, but to really teach a student how to think. If we can learn how to think, then we will recognize a bad method or faulty teachings.
I see this in schools. It’s like students are just given information. We have lots of knowledge yes, but who are the great thinkers of our day. I know there are some, but it seems as if we just take everything as we hear it, and then end up with some real messed up theology. I believe it is important to teach this generation, how to think, so that the garbage they receive everyday through the media, sometimes teachers, and friends doesn’t become part of their life. It is so important that we don’t become numb to it.
I am really enjoying leaning the history in on this subject. It pushes me to think and ask, “Where do I see these ideas working today.”
Explain in your own words how Catholic interpretation developed. Also, take a moment to comment on Intent and Method. Where have you seen this?
Biblical interpretation was split into three categories, the allegorical, the tropological or the moral, and the anagogical. It was still believed that the most spiritual way of interpretation was still through allegorical. The Catholic scholars held that the Latin Vulgate was the supreme version of the Bible to teach, preach, or interpret from. The church would decide what the correct Biblical interpretation was, and the interpreter would accept that.
Historical and literal meanings were considered as the basis for study of the Bible, but the Bible held a deeper and more spiritual meaning not seen in the literal. The church was the official interpreter of scripture and so the “fathers” passed down their interpretations through generations sometimes in written form. The Bible was called the written tradition, but it was basically to hard to understand so they would tell you what it said. The made themselves the “official” interpreters of the “written tradition” and didn’t let you interpret anything. They told you “what to know” instead of “how to think”.
The fathers interpreted everything accurately, so if you ever do have trouble interpreting scripture just look up their works, and correct interpretation will be found. This only applies if you are an official interpreter of scripture in the Catholic Church.
I think the biggest thing I realized from the Intent and Method, is that you can have good intentions but still have a bad hermeneutics and others will experience repercussions. It’s so important how we teach. A teacher’s real job is not just to impart what is known, but to really teach a student how to think. If we can learn how to think, then we will recognize a bad method or faulty teachings.
I see this in schools. It’s like students are just given information. We have lots of knowledge yes, but who are the great thinkers of our day. I know there are some, but it seems as if we just take everything as we hear it, and then end up with some real messed up theology. I believe it is important to teach this generation, how to think, so that the garbage they receive everyday through the media, sometimes teachers, and friends doesn’t become part of their life. It is so important that we don’t become numb to it.
I am really enjoying leaning the history in on this subject. It pushes me to think and ask, “Where do I see these ideas working today.”
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