vol. 39, Issue #1

Online Journal Article: The Scriptures Were Written For Our Instruction George W. Knight, III Jets 39/1 (March 1996) 3–13

https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/39/39-1/39-1-pp003-013_JETS.pdf

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THE SCRIPTURES WERE WRITTEN FOR OUR INSTRUCTION
GEORGE W. KNIGHT, III
JETS 39/1 (March 1996) 3–13

The theme of my paper is the question of the intent or purpose of the
Scriptures, Old and New, for Christians and the Church throughout the
centuries, including our own. The current background for this subject
includes the often appropriate but sometimes exaggerated distinction
between meaning and application, and particularly the emphasis laid on the
ad hoc character of the NT, especially but not exclusively the letters. With
regard to meaning and application, it is held that the exegete is
to ascertain the meaning intended by the writer for the first recipients
but that is not necessarily the same thing as what it means
for us who are not the original recipients. --from the first page of the article