{"product_id":"the-four-senses-of-scripture","title":"The Four Senses of Scripture","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"not-in-quickbuy\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-block-ARnhwczFvbHZUZ29kb__supadu_blocks_baker_academic_subtitle_HPiJnA\" class=\"shopify-block shopify-app-block\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"sf-subtitle-ARnhwczFvbHZUZ29kb__supadu_blocks_baker_academic_subtitle_HPiJnA\" class=\"sf-subtitle sf-json-block\" data-sku=\"9781540968791\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearning from Ancient Ways of Reading the Bible... \u003c\/strong\u003eFor nearly 1,700 years, the church read Scripture through four interwoven lenses--literal, allegorical, tropological, and anagogical--known as the \u003cem\u003equadriga\u003c\/em\u003e. Modern biblical hermeneutics has largely set this tradition aside. In \u003cem\u003eThe Four Senses of Scripture\u003c\/em\u003e, Patrick Schreiner argues the church hasn't moved beyond the ancient approach so much as it has lost something essential. Schreiner doesn't reject the grammatical-historical method--he recovers what it leaves behind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book:\u003cbr\u003e● covers all four senses--literal (grammatical-historical), allegorical (Christological), tropological (moral), and anagogical (eschatological)--with the what, why, and how of each;\u003cbr\u003e● traces why early Christians used this method and makes the case for recovering a medieval mind for modern readers;\u003cbr\u003e● demonstrates each sense in practice with examples drawn from across the biblical canon;\u003cbr\u003e● engages exegetical, historical, and allegorical critiques of the quadriga with scholarly rigor; and\u003cbr\u003e● includes an appendix written specifically for church application with scholars, students, and pastors in mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on patristic and medieval exegesis, Schreiner offers a coherent, historically grounded framework for reading Scripture through all four senses in conversation, a method that better honors the nature, goal, and ecclesial context of biblical interpretation. The book includes a foreword by Jonathan T. Pennington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN - 9781540968791\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Global Awakening Store","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":67779571876140,"sku":"FourSenses","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/3854\/5452\/files\/3eab6762-ee27-4fff-ad01-e0592e27342d.png?v=1794420949","url":"https:\/\/globalawakeningstore.com\/products\/the-four-senses-of-scripture","provider":"Global Awakening Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}