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Parallel Passages

Assumptions :. Parallel Passages. 2. God is the Author. 3. The best commentary is (i) by the human author or (ii) by God who is the author of the whole BECAUSE the author will not contradict himself. The Bible is Unified. Two Types:. Parallel Passages.

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Parallel Passages

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  1. Assumptions: Parallel Passages 2. God is the Author 3. The best commentary is (i) by the human author or (ii) by God who is the author of the whole BECAUSE the author will not contradict himself. The Bible is Unified

  2. Two Types: Parallel Passages 2. Ideological – the topics are the same. Parallelism is not like a mathematical equation but comes in degrees of likeness and dissimilarity. Verbal – the words are similar.

  3. Look for: Parallel Passages 1. Matthew, Mark, Luke 2. Samuel & Kings with Chronicles 3. Specific passages: 1 Chron 1:17-27 & Gen 11:10-26Psa 18 with 2 Sam 22Isa 36-39 & 2 Kings 18-20Jer 52 & 2 Kings 24-25 Synoptic Parallels

  4. Look for: Parallel Passages 1. About 295 (with 224 introductions). Imprecision, brevity, allusions, strings and translations make them difficult to count. OT Quotes 2. Mt., Acts, Romans and Hebrews have the most. Only Philemon and 1-3 John have none (perhaps Rev).

  5. Look for: Parallel Passages 3. 278 O.T. verses are cited 94 Penteteuch; 99 Prophets; 85 Writings Psa 110:1 is the most frequently cited verse 4. Allusions are estimated between 442 and 4,105. Revelation has the most. OT Quotes 5. 10% of the N.T. is quotation or allusion.

  6. Look for: Parallel Passages 1. Pauline Epistles with Acts 2. Psalms with historical foundations Chronological Parallels 3. Prophets with Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles.

  7. Look for: Parallel Passages Examples: Predestination, eternal security, millennialism, women’s roles. 1. Find recurring words: “Christian” Acts 11:26; 26:28; 1 Peter 4:16. Theological Parallels 2. Find similar thoughts even where the words are different: Mt 10:37 & Lk 14:26; or Lk 16:25 & Rev 6:11

  8. Look for: Parallel Passages 1. Symbols of prophecy and prophetic vocabulary. 2. Quotations from extra-biblical sources. Miscellaneous

  9. How to Find Parallels Parallel Passages Using your Bible: 1. Read your Bible extensively. 2. Use marginal references. Using Reference Books: 3. Computer concordances for phrases. 4. Topical Bibles and theological dictionaries. 5. Scholarly commentaries.

  10. Abuses of Parallels 1. Using the obscure to define the clear (cf. Lk 16:16 with Jn 6:15 & Mt 11:12). 2. Building a systematic Theology through proof-texting. 3. Combining lists into one comprehensive check-list. 4. Not allowing each passage its own voice. Parallel Passages

  11. Rules for Harmonizing Parallels Parallel Passages 1. If the authors are credible, every effort should be made to harmonize them. 2. If a reasonable explanation (even with conjecture) exists the author should not be charged with error. 3. He who asserts must also prove. 4. Accounts must be mutually exclusive to constitute a contradiction. Parallel Passages

  12. Rules for Interpreting Parallels 1. Study all the relevant passages 2. Look at theologians whose views appear to contradict the text. (e.g. Amill on Rev 20; premill on 2 Peter 3) 3. Allow for paradox. 4. Be fair with the context of each text. Parallel Passages

  13. Rules for Interpreting Parallels 5. Develop a personal file of topics. 6. The clear takes precedence over the obscure. 7. Repeated passages carry greater weight. 8. Literal texts are give preference over figurative, parabolic or poetic texts. 9. Later revelation is preferred over earlier. Parallel Passages

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