(March 10, 2015 at 1:22 pm)Pandæmonium Wrote: But that's what Christians and other theists do all the time isn't it?
Surely it's irrelevant what source material you cite outside of the given holy text when attempting to elucidate on the meaning of scripture? If it's all down to interpretation (which the majority of course is) then what does it matter?
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Thank you.
I understand what you're saying, but this particular instance isn't really about interpretation, as one might interpret a poem or something. This is interpretation based on context (precedents/antecedents) and issues pertaining to translation. Big difference.