tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post2088244807306762856..comments2024-02-29T19:21:32.831-05:00Comments on Possible Worlds: Hermeneutics for Apologists, or How to avoid starting a CultRandy Everisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-30388612106543767602011-07-09T11:06:37.882-04:002011-07-09T11:06:37.882-04:00Thanks Mikel! I need to visit your site this week....Thanks Mikel! I need to visit your site this week. ;)Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-84654148476142660472011-07-09T03:07:38.231-04:002011-07-09T03:07:38.231-04:00Great post. Jesus' calming of the storm is ano...Great post. Jesus' calming of the storm is another one that is often misunderstood: "Jesus wants to calm the storms of your life." Really? <br /><br />-Mikel<br /><a href="http://apologeticsguy.com" rel="nofollow">Apologetics Guy</a>Mikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963324048245804110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433428682510068517.post-88060527084073563252011-06-01T07:20:56.062-04:002011-06-01T07:20:56.062-04:00Another one of my favorites I forgot to mention wa...Another one of my favorites I forgot to mention was the hermeneutical fallacy of anachronism. This is especially prominent when interpreters encounter certain Greek words. The idea is reading back in certain modern-day ideas into ancient contexts.<br /><br />I haven't heard this as much lately, but my favorite used to be when preachers would explain δυνιμυς as being like "dynamite," despite the fact no one would have had any idea what dynamite was in the first century!<br /><br />Another one is in the realm of prophecy. It is the word φαρμακεια. It is claimed this is where we get our word for "pharmaceuticals," and thus the Bible is referring prophetically to drug use in the modern age. However, this word is used in the biblical record to announce witchcraft (that may or may not involve drugs). See Galatians 5:20 for its use there, which would be slightly out of place as drugs. While the word's usage could go either way in Revelation 9, it seems more likely to be a spiritual usage in Revelation 18.Randy Everisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870605678781409126noreply@blogger.com