A third element is the reading of Scripture. “Interest-theological” interpretations of Scripture (I-TIS) “embrace the influence of theology (corporate and personal; past and present) upon the interpreter’s inquiry, context, and method.”20 Foremost in I-TIS is the recognition that the interpreter (or interpretative community) brings theological concerns and commitments to the Bible; accordingly, these theological interests strongly influence, and are influenced by, its interpretation. As Fowl underscores,