Extracted Verses
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Mark 7:8
“You abandon the commandments of God and hold to human tradition.”
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Mark 7:9
“You have a fine way of rejecting the commandments of God in order to honor your commission, your tradition.”
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Matthew 19 (General Reference)
The rabbinic debate on divorce, referencing Deuteronomy 24:1 (“If a man finds anything displeasing with his wife, he shall write a certificate of divorce and send her away”).
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Matthew 1 (General Reference)
The story of Joseph being a “righteous man” and choosing a “liberal divorce” to protect Mary.
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Hebrews 1:1-4
The proposition concerning the divinity of Christ and his superiority to angels.
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Hebrews 1:5-13
A string of Old Testament quotations used as an example of Jewish midrash (a “string of pearls” or haraz), where the speaker and context of the original texts are reinterpreted.
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Hebrews 2:1-3
The conclusion following the proposition in chapter 1, beginning with “Therefore,” which calls for paying attention to the gospel.
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Genesis 23:2
Sarah died in Kirath Arba (that is, Hebron). This is an example of a “gloss” or explanatory note within the text.
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Genesis 19
The story of Sodom and Gomorrah, where Lot welcomes guests and the men of the city demand them, used for comparison with Judges 19.
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Judges 19
A story that echoes Genesis 19 almost word-for-word, about a non-resident alien in Gibeah, illustrating Israel’s moral decay during the time of the judges.
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Judges 21:25 (General Reference)
“In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did what was right in his own eyes.”
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Isaiah 53
A major source of proof texts for the apostles, showing Jesus as the suffering servant.
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Galatians 4
An example of allegory (Hagar and Sarah).
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Romans 5:14
Adam is a “type of the one who was to come” (the second Adam, Christ).
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Luke 24:27
“Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he [Jesus] interpreted to them all the things about himself in all the scriptures.”
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1 John 5:7
The Comma Johanneum: “There are these three that testify in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one.” (Noted as a later addition not present in the earliest manuscripts, explaining textual variants between the King James Version and modern translations).
Extracted Quotes
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Vincent of Lérins (5th Century)
“The line of interpretation of the prophets and apostles must be directed according to the norm of the ecclesiastical and catholic sense.”
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Augustine of Hippo (General Reference)
“Not all may be learned but all may be Christian.”
“Some things you can never understand unless you first believe and vice versa.” -
Desiderius Erasmus (General Reference)
The purpose of scripture is “not perfect understanding but moral transformation.”
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Martin Luther (General Reference – on Scripture)
“Scripture was the main which the babe Christ was laid.”
The centrality of Christ is essential for a book to be accepted as canonical. -
Martin Luther (General Reference – on Interpretation)
He argued for “exegetical optimism”—the belief that every person has the right and responsibility to read the Scriptures in their own language and that God will give them sufficient understanding for salvation.
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Modern/Postmodern View (General Reference)
“Well that’s your interpretation” or “That’s your understanding, but I have a different understanding.” (The speaker uses this to illustrate how many people today, especially younger generations, approach texts).