Two basic presuppositions underlie the dispensational system of biblical interpretation. These are (1) the “literal” interpretation of prophetic sections of the Bible and (2) the recognition of a distinction between the church and Israel. As leading dispensational writers point out, dispensationalism is founded on a “literal” interpretation of the Scriptures. According to Charles Ryrie: Dispensationalists claim that their principle of hermeneutics is that of literal
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