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Sensus plenior – the deeper meaning of scripture.
Divine authorial intent as a hermeneutical principle must be viewed as the goal of interpretation. - Richard Barcellos
It should be the goal of every man to determine what God would say to him. Without reservation the claim can be made that the sensus plenior of the Bible is the single most important message to mankind for this reason alone:
- It speaks of nothing but Christ and him crucified. Christ is the mystery that was hidden from the beginning.
A quick search will reveal that modern theologians admit that they cannot read the Old Testament scriptures in the same manner as did Jesus and the apostles. Some go so far as to forbid others from attempting it. If one cannot read the scriptures as did Jesus, what assurance is there that you can read them at all?
Jesus taught the disciples to read the Old Testament properly; seeing him in them, and they teach us through the New Testament testimony.
This site examines the claim of Jesus:
- Joh 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
And seeks to discover the contents of the sermon on the road to Emmaus:
- Lu 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Introduction
http://sensusplenior.net has three associated portals: This wiki, a blog, and a forum.
Wiki
The wiki started as a way to document things as pictures of Christ exploded everywhere, and as a tool to do research in the metaphoric nature of Hebrew letters. Occasionally articles were started in an attempt to explain what sensus plenior was. It was not very accessible to those who were new to it, and this new Main Page is an attempt to rectify that.
Wikis are generally editable by anyone. This is not the case here. there has been so much animosity against sensus plenior, and so much work to keep ad bots and spammers out, that I just have to restrict access to those who seriously wish to participate.
Blog
I haven't gotten use to blogging yet. I may eventually get around to doing short teasers to wiki articles, or invitations to participatory Bible studies in the forum.
Forum
This is a place that is most accessible for dialog, and collaboration. We may conduct Bible studies there, present challenges, or collaborate in solving riddles and mysteries.
