Quotes about Interpretation
The only thing wrong with architecture is architects.
— Frank Lloyd Wright
see the hidden meaning of Scripture in all its fullness (for the word of God is a pearl and may be pierced on every side)
— Jerome
The art of interpreting the scriptures is the only one of which all men everywhere claim to be masters.
— Jerome
As we do so, it will be helpful to keep in mind that the biblical writers never seemed to be aware of the problem, except for one statement by Paul in Romans 9:19-21. And Paul's statement seems to raise
— Jerry Bridges
So the Scriptures are infallible and inerrant, but our understanding of them is not. Rather, it is often conditioned by our previous understanding or biases.
— Jerry Bridges
This book is fiction, but there is always a chance that such a work of fiction may throw some light on what has been written as fact.
— Ernest Hemingway
Inaccrochable - A picture a painter paints and then he cannot hang it when he has a show and nobody will buy it because they cannot hang it either. -said by Gertrude Stein
— Ernest Hemingway
Actions don't only speak louder than words; actions should be used to interpret words.
— Andy Stanley
Whatever is received is received according to the nature of the recipient.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Now, whenever you read any historical document, you always evaluate it in light of the historical context.
— Josh McDowell
The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.
— Thomas Jefferson
I will always find a defense for characters, and that's why it's fun playing characters that are morally ambiguous, or are at least perceived superficially as being problematic.
— Damian Lewis