641. Restoration Theology 7: Interpreting Scripture in Its Literary Context

641. Restoration Theology 7: Interpreting Scripture in Its Literary Context

From Restitutio by Sean P Finnegan

February 27, 2026 · 47 min

About this episode

This episode explores how to interpret biblical texts in their literary context using a grammatical-historical approach.

This episode is part of the Restoration Theology class. What’s the difference between reading the Bible and studying it? Reading the Bible is like surfing on the waves, following the general flow of thought as you go. Studying the Bible is more like swimming underwater, perhaps with scuba gear to enable you to investigate matters thoroughly. Today we’re doing the second one. You’re going to learn how to interpret a biblical text in its literary context using the grammatical-historical hermeneutic. This includes learning about genre, scriptural additives, context, and intertextuality. Our goal is to understand the authorial intent of a scripture so that you interpret it accurately. Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Podcasts —— Links —— Check out the other episodes of the Restoration Theology class Support Restitutio by donating here Join our Facebook group, follow on X @RestitutioSF or Instagram @Sean.P.Finnegan Leave a 90 second voice message via SpeakPipe with questions or comments and we may play it out on the air Who is Sean Finnegan? Read his bio here Get Finnegan’s book, Kingdom Journey to learn about God’s kingdom coming on earth as well as the…

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Host: Sean P Finnegan

Topics covered

  • Restoration Theology
  • interpreting scripture
  • literary context
  • grammatical-historical hermeneutic
  • authorial intent
  • Bible study

Keywords

  • Restoration Theology
  • Bible interpretation
  • literary context
  • hermeneutics
  • scripture study
  • genre
  • context

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