known it). So when we see a possible problem in Scripture, we need to state the problem. If we do not state the problem, we cannot answer it. If Scripture states in Matthew 15:38, who ate were four “And those thousand men, besides women and And in Mark 6:44, Luke 9:14 and children.” John said, the Now there was much grass 6:10, “Jesus ‘Have people sit down.’ in the place. So the men sat down, in number about So there five thousand.” were two events. The event in Matthew was in the hill country, and they had been with Jesus three days. They found seven loaves and a few fish. The event John describes is described as being along the Sea of Galilee, and a boy with five loaves of bread and two fish. The details are entirely different, including the number of men in attendance. The ninth rule of hermeneutics distinguishes between the principle and its cultural application. An example might be a hat in church. In some cultures a scarf or hat is proper within the culture. In 21st Century United States, a hat belongs to an elderly church member. Many of the women in our churches have very long hair they use as a covering, where in my day they used mother’s bobbed hair and a hat. One personal note, I have traveled all over North America and Asia and a scarf even in very hot weather is seen in many cultures and denominations. The tenth rule of hermeneutics allows Bible scholars to evaluate your interpretation. Scripture is to be of the cults “No uniquely interpreted.” Most come from a different or unique interpretation of a passage made by one person.
known it). So when we see a possible problem in Scripture, we need to state the problem. If we do not state the problem, we cannot answer it. If Scripture states in Matthew 15:38, “And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.” And in Mark 6:44, Luke 9:14 and John 6:10, “Jesus said, ‘Have the people sit down.’ Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.” So there were two events. The event in Matthew was in the hill country, and they had been with Jesus three days. They found seven loaves and a few fish. The event John describes is described as being along the Sea of Galilee, and a boy with five loaves of bread and two fish. The details are entirely different, including the number of men in attendance. The ninth rule of hermeneutics distinguishes between the principle and its cultural application. An example might be a hat in church. In some cultures a scarf or hat is proper within the culture. In 21st Century United States, a hat belongs to an elderly church member. Many of the women in our churches have very long hair they use as a covering, where in my mother’s day they used bobbed hair and a hat. One personal note, I have traveled all over North America and Asia and a scarf even in very hot weather is seen in many cultures and denominations. The tenth rule of hermeneutics allows Bible scholars to evaluate your interpretation. “No Scripture is to be uniquely interpreted.” Most of the cults come from a different or unique interpretation of a passage made by one person.
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