Part 2: Christendom and Biblical Interpretation

A. Introduction

looking at the important area of biblical interpretation, asking how the Christendom mindset has influenced the way the Bible was interpreted and applied, what alternatives there were in that area, and how we might interpret the Bible in post-Christendom

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B. Christendom and Biblical Interpretation

the Christendom mindset positively encourages interpreting the Bible in ways that maintain and legitimise the existing social order that benefits both church and state, not in ways that might offer a prophetic challenge to the people

It's time for a new look at the Bible - after all, the teaching of Jesus and of the New Testament seems to be designed for communities of disciples, not for a whole society that is coerced or induced to be "Christian."

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C. Reformation and Biblical Interpretation

some of the groups that took a new look at the Bible and their take on how Jesus had been marginalised as a result of Christendom

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D. Biblical Interpretation in Post-Christendom

it's time to put Jesus at the centre - and start letting him affect every part of our lives

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