standard practice prior to the 18th century, we today will have to re-learn this habit for our own time. Before exploring this in more detail, I want to discuss other concerns that impinge on theological interpretation. In particular, I want to now take up the discussion of biblical theology, which I started above. One might simply argue that theological interpretation of Scripture primarily consists in deriving doctrines from the text of Scripture. This would be quite unsatisfying
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