would clearly understand what had actually happened as he touched the sick and made them well. Believers should not flee from the use of such methods just because they have been used for false purposes. The Historical Grammatical Method. Believers must recognize, however, the necessity of placing the text in its historical context. A literalistic interpretation of words on the page, ignoring historical context and literary form, leads the hearer and reader far from the text. Such an approach puts
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