The Eight Lenses for Reading Scripture

[Michie]

There are many ways of reading the Bible. Some read through the whole Bible in a year, kind of like reading a novel. Some read it by letting scripture interpret itself. Some just read one verse, “Thou shalt not judge,” as if that’s the only verse of the bible (judging is NOT telling someone they are doing wrong; judging a person is telling someone that they are going to hell, and only Jesus Himself can make that call. “Admonishing the sinner” is actually one of the spiritual works of mercy). I don’t like any of these ways, because they leave so much out of what God is trying to tell us in His Word.

The Catholic Church has set up guidelines for how we are to read the bible, and as long as we stay in those guidelines, then we are free to apply the meaning of a particular verse or chapter to our own life. I call these guidelines “lenses.”

The First Lens – The Entire Bible

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The Eight Lenses for Reading Scripture - Catholic Stand

There are many ways of reading the Bible. Some read through the whole Bible in a year, kind of like reading a novel. Some read it by letting scripture interpret itself. Some just read one verse, “Thou shalt not judge,” as if that’s the only verse of the bible (judging is NOT telling someone...

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[WarriorAngel]

Interesting.

I had a talk with my [former parish] Deacon and Priest that the Bible has three levels.
History, Actual, and Allegorical.

But the crowd that cherry picks are the majority.