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A recent search of Academia.edu found over 89,000 papers considering how the New Testament authors used the Old Testament. | |
Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430) is sometimes considered a champion for promoting the idea of sensus plenior (the hidden meaning of scripture) because he recognized that the language of the Bible was often intended to be used figuratively. Unfortunately, he is the source of many errors adopted by interpreters who followed. | Sensus plenior – the deeper meaning of scripture. |
Lu 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. | |
Jesus hid the true meaning from them. He even hid the meaning from his disciples until after the cross. The mystery was hidden until it was revealed in and by Christ.|Meaning of parables hidden from disciples 1Co 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: |