Concordia Theological Monthly
Publication Date
7-1-1955
Document Type
Article
Keywords
biblical archaeology, christian, hermeneutics, terry, science, briggs
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
The pastor, the missionary, the parochial school teacher, the Sunday school and weekday school teachers, the Christian youth leaders, and others use the Bible in their respective fields of labor in the Lord's vineyard. If these Christian workers and leaders are to fulfill the intention of the divinely appointed ministry of reconciliation and accomplish the perfecting of the saints through the Word of Truth, a correct and adequate understanding of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, together with their proper application, is essential. The explanation and the application of the Word of God must rest upon a sound and self evidencing science of hermeneutics. According to Terry, the purpose of the science of hermeneutics is "to remove the supposable differences between a writer and his readers, so that the meaning of the one may be truly and accurately apprehended by the others."
Disciplines
History of Christianity
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Surburg, Raymond F.
(1955)
"The Contribution of Archaeology to the Interpretation of the New Testament,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 26, Article 40.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol26/iss1/40
