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On the Interpretation of Scripture Cover

On the Interpretation of Scripture

By: Joshua Sijuwade  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

Abstract

This article focuses on examining a particular method of Biblical Interpretation. This specific method is that of the Patristic Method of Biblical Interpretation, proposed by Richard Swinburne. The Patristic Method faces a specific issue, ‘the Authority’ Issue, which will thus be dealt with within this article by utilising the notion of epistemic authority, as conceptualised by Linda Zagzebski, and restating it within a Catholic interpretative framework. Doing this will thus enable the Patristic Method to be presented as a robust and cogent contemporary method of Biblical Interpretation that offers a unified and accurate understanding of God’s revelation in the Bible.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2025-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2284-7308 | Journal ISSN: 1224-984X
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 75
Published on: Sep 18, 2025
Published by: Emanuel University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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