1. The New Hermeneutic
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2. Herman Who?
Hermeneutic is the science of interpretation, it is the study of biblical interpretation
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3. The Scriptural Hermeneutic
DIRECT COMMAND
APPROVED EXAMPLE
NECESSARY INFERENCE
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4. The New Hermeneutic Teach the “core of the Gospel”
Virgin birth
Life of Christ
Death of Christ
The resurrection
Coronation
Etc.
The forms or patterns which the New Testament expresses are not binding
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5. The New Hermeneutic Jesus Legitimized the Authority Question
The New Testament Does Possess a Pattern for Authority
The New Testament Pattern Applies to Us Today
Accepting the Pattern of Authority Expresses Love for God
How Jesus Established Authority
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6. How Jesus Established Authority
Jesus used Scripture as a “first-line defense” against Satan (Mt. 4:4-11)
Jesus viewed precepts as authoritative (Luke 10:26-29; Matt. 28:18-20)
Jesus viewed His example as a pattern (John 13:14)
Jesus used necessary inference (Mt. 22:29-32; 22:44)
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7. The New Hermeneutic Jesus Legitimized the Authority Question
The New Testament Does Possess a Pattern for Authority
The New Testament Pattern Applies to Us Today
Accepting the Pattern of Authority Expresses Love for God
How Jesus Established Authority
God and the Silence of Scripture
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