The grammatico-historical method does not adjudicate on what can or cannot happen in history; indeed, its purpose is not one of critique but of interpretation. Believers with a high view of Scripture will presumably want to respond to a grammatico-historical interpretation of a biblical text by seeking to apply it in methodologically responsible ways to their contemporary lives and world. They will look for examples to imitate, commands to obey, promises to claim, dangers to avoid, truths to believe,
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