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This is often the case when the NT writers (and esp the Apostolic Fathers) quote or allude to the OT scriptures. For example, in the first chapter ot 1 Cor, Paul is not only citing a specific verse in Jeremiah 9 ("Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord), but in fact, he is alluding to the whole of Jeremiah chapter 9.
I am of the opinion that reasonable exegesis not only takes the immediate context into accouont, but the context of the whole of the particular book/letter/gospel AND the context of the whole Word of God....
But as to the context of the Church, I think I need to know a bit more of what you are asking.
I have been a fan of Carson for many years. Have your read "Exegetical Fallacies?"
I think I've read Exegetical Fallacies, but it would have been quite a while ago. One figure renowned for his scriptural exegesis is Gordon Fee - cf. his New Testament Exegesis. Anyone read that one? Unfortunately, I haven't. It's still sitting on my shelf. :o
The hermeneutic circle describes the process of understanding a text hermeneutically. It refers to the idea that one's understanding of the text as a whole is established by reference to the individual parts and one's understanding of each individual part by reference to the whole. Neither the whole text nor any individual part can be understood without reference to one another, and hence, it is a circle. However, this circular character of interpretation does not make it impossible to interpret a text; rather, it stresses that the meaning of a text must be found within its cultural, historical, and literary context.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutic_circle
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