MASTERING THE BIBLE – A Text on Biblical Hermeneutics Tenth Printing, 1983 by Mark G. Cambron D.D., Lit.D., L.L.D., ThD

MASTERING THE BIBLE

A Text on Biblical Hermeneutics Tenth Printing, 1983 by Mark G. Cambron D.D., Lit.D., L.L.D., ThD

II. METHOD OF STUDY A. Mystical Method—originated in heathenism—Catholicism. B. Allegorical Method—Swedenborginism is today’s believer in allegorical spiritual interpretation. C. Rationalism Method—modernism; (Modernism = not Exegesis, but Exit Jesus). D. Apologetic Method—maintains every statement as truth. Always ask, “Who said this?” When a person is inspired, he was always inspired (Peter at Antioch, or Balaam’s ass). E. Literal Method—Sometimes it is good to take everything literally. – 43 – F. Inductive Method—Get all facts together and let them speak for themselves.

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HERMENEUTICS Table of Contents Names and Titles of the Scriptures……………………………………………………………… 3 Inspiration of the Scriptures………………………………………………………………………. 4 The Bible Student……………………………………………………………………………………… 6 The Dispensation Principle ……………………………………………………………………….. 9 The Covenant Principle …………………………………………………………………………… 17 The Ethnic Division Principle ………………………………………………………………….. 26 The Discrimination Principle …………………………………………………………………… 28 The Predictive Principle…………………………………………………………………………… 38 The Application Principle………………………………………………………………………… 42 The Initiative Principle ……………………………………………………………………………. 51 The Consequence Principle……………………………………………………………………… 54 The Exhortation Principle……………………………………………………………………….. 55 The Subsequent Mention Principle…………………………………………………………… 56 The Human Willingness In Illumination Principle ……………………………………. 57 The Divine Will In Revelation Principle……………………………………………………. 59 The First Mention Principle…………………………………………………………………….. 60 The Progressive Revelation Principle ……………………………………………………….. 64 The Full Mention Principle……………………………………………………………………… 67 The Illustrative Principle…………………………………………………………………………. 71 The Context Principle ……………………………………………………………………………… 72 The Agreement Principle…………………………………………………………………………. 77 The Direct Statement Principle ………………………………………………………………… 89 The Recurrence In the Law of Repetition Principle……………………………………. 99 So-Called Contradictions……………………………………………………………………….. 101 The Lord Presented Four Ways In the Old Testament ……………………………… 103 The Gap Principle …………………………………………………………………………………. 106 The Election Principle …………………………………………………………………………… 107 The Three-fold Principle ……………………………………………………………………….. 108 The Principle of Synthesis or Literary Structure………………………………………. 110 The Numerical Principle ……………………………………………………………………….. 115 The Double Reference Principle …………………………………………………………….. 126 The Christo-Centric Principle ………………………………………………………………… 127 The Typical Principle…………………………………………………………………………….. 128 – 3 – HERMENEUTICS Hermeneutics is the science of interpretation of the Scriptures. Names and Titles of the Scriptures I. DESIGNATIONS: A. The Bible (most familiar). 1. From the Greek, “ta biblia”, meaning, the Books. 2. Unity—66 books, yet ONE. 3. THE Book. a. Psalm 40:7 and Hebrews 10:7—”Then said I, Lo, I come, in the volume of the book it is written of me.” b. It is the pre-eminent Book. B. The Word of God. “For the Word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12). “For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” (II Corinthians 2:17). “For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.” (I Thessalonians 2:13). The Word of God is made up of the “Words of God,” God’s message to man. Men, led by the Holy Spirit, wrote His Word. We need never be ashamed of it or apologize for it, for it is PERFECT! There are no errors, no mistakes, no contradictions. It is reliable! It is PERFECT!