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Biblical Interpretation Then and Now examines the use of the Bible in the early church and relates apostolic and patristic interpretation to contemporary trends in hermeneutics. Dockery traces the developments in early Christian interpretation, noting both continuities and discontinuities. His study begins with Jesus, and observes the developments in interpretation to the time of the historic...

The question regarding Paul’s usage of allegorical and pesher interpretation has brought many diverse responses. Some scholars, such as James D. G. Dunn and Longenecker, see 1 Corinthians 9:9–10, Galatians 4:22–31, and 2 Corinthians 3:7–18 as examples of a form of allegorical interpretation.64 Others, among them A. T. Hanson, reject any idea that Paul used allegorical interpretation.65 The issue at stake is the important distinction between allegory and the allegorical method of interpretation. Allegory
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