This seems to argue for hermeneutical collaboration. Everyone is a prisoner of their own biases. However, in a group of mixed backgrounds, mixed experiences, and perhaps even mixed academic preparation, might it be possible to avoid or at least diminish the impact of blind spots?
Yeah, that's a great insight. I argue for that sort of thing elsewhere. All of us see in part. Together we see more completely and accurately than any of us sees alone. Of course that sort of collaborative exegesis requires a lot of trust, vulnerability, and humility.
and to make things worse, think about how seminarians are taught the exegetical process. Take all your books and go hide somewhere by yourself until you find out if there is meaning in the text.
This seems to argue for hermeneutical collaboration. Everyone is a prisoner of their own biases. However, in a group of mixed backgrounds, mixed experiences, and perhaps even mixed academic preparation, might it be possible to avoid or at least diminish the impact of blind spots?
Yeah, that's a great insight. I argue for that sort of thing elsewhere. All of us see in part. Together we see more completely and accurately than any of us sees alone. Of course that sort of collaborative exegesis requires a lot of trust, vulnerability, and humility.
and to make things worse, think about how seminarians are taught the exegetical process. Take all your books and go hide somewhere by yourself until you find out if there is meaning in the text.