When I initially read and took this quiz from Christianity Today, I thought it was for professional Christians. Well, I could go on about that very term, but you know what I mean: Preachers, pastors, and people who get paid to be good. But it occurred to me afterward that it might also be of interest to those who are not paid to be good, the lay person.
It is called "The Hermeneutics Quiz." Now don't let the long word scare you. Hermeneutics simply refers to the principles by which we interpret the Bible. That is why I thought it might be of interest to any follower of Christ: How do you interpret the Bible? You say you take it all literally? Even the part about the steel ax floating in the river? Even the part about stoning anyone caught in adultery? Even the part about the Sabbath (seventh day) being an everlasting covenant?
Well, this short quiz (only 20 questions) will help you sort out your approach to interpreting the Bible.
After you take the quiz, would you be so kind as to give a comment to this page indicating your score? It's just for my curiosity. If you prefer, you can leave your score comment anonymously.
I hope you will take the quiz and if you do, I think you will enjoy it!
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P.S.: Per Sara's request, which I should have thought of before: My score was 66, which makes me a "liberal" in our current denomination. LOL
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3 comments:
I will post my score, but would request to see yours as well.
I scored a 53-65 - Moderate.
I am hopeful that no other readers or commenters will be judgmental of my score...I guess that it my fear when I put this out there on the internet. -S
I also scored as a moderate.
However, I take issue with a hermeneutical understanding that conceives individualistically based interpretation as the conservative one. That seems to me to be the innovation, one likely owed to the Enlightenment. A communally oriented hermeneutical posture is not a new thing, nor a progressive one, but in line with Catholic and conciliar tradition. Had the scores on related questions been reversed, I likely would have been in the conservative grouping.
I scored 46, which is conservative. Big surprise, huh?
I had trouble understanding some of what they said or were asking.
Cheri
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