Grammar-Historical Interpretation
Definition
A more rational approach whose exegetes expounded the literal and historical meaning of the sacred text, did not put much store by allegory, and in dogmatics stressed the divine, sacral side of Scripture in its relationship with human nature.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Antiochian Exegesis Rational-Historical Method
Biblical References
- Romans 13:13 — *Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy. *