Abstract
Authoritative interpretation of Scripture in the early church In the early church the Lord committed his message to his apostles and this was faithfully propagated by those appointed by the apostles and later by their successors, the bishops. The apostolic preaching, Scripture, the interpretation of Scripture and tradition was seen as the heritage of the church. The Church Fathers maintained that the true interpretation of Scripture was to be found in the church alone. The heretics used verses out of their context and emphasized isolated texts to the exclusion of others. They therefore did not have the skopos ekklesiastikos (Athanasius) or sensus scripturae (Hilary) and in this sense a much quoted text by Augustine and the famous dictum of Vincent of Lerins must be interpreted.
Highlights
In the early church the Lord com m itted his message to his apostles and this was faithfully propagated by those appointed by the apostles and later by their successors, the bishops
Wanneer ons met ’n leerstellige probleem te doen kry, dan vra ons as goeie Protestante ailereers wat sê die Sicrif oor die betrokkce saak
H ierdie outentieke geloof was te vinde in die kerk se deurlopende tradisie van lering en nog m eer konkreet in die Heilige Skrif'
Summary
In the early church the Lord com m itted his message to his apostles and this was faithfully propagated by those appointed by the apostles and later by their successors, the bishops. Die inhoud van hulle prediking, naamiik wat Christus aan hulle openbaar het, kan deur geen ander instansie gekeur word as daardie kerke wat die apostels gestig het nie.
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