Fallacy Fridays: The Disjunctive Fallacy

Fallacy Fridays: The Disjunctive Fallacy

The disjunctive who? The Disjunctive Fallacy! Come on, that word is fun. Say it ten times… own it… say it with meaning! You’ll have a lot of fun, I promise! We live in a world where truth is under assault. Issues that used to be right or wrong or...
Fallacy Fridays: Misuse of Parallels

Fallacy Fridays: Misuse of Parallels

I had to take a couple weeks off of our Fallacy Fridays series due to the holidays and my recent trip to visit my grandmother. But I’m ready to dig back into some more of the fallacies that are listed in Osborne’s The Hermeneutical Spiral. This week...
Hermeneutical 101: Ask the Right Questions!

Hermeneutical 101: Ask the Right Questions!

Have you ever wondered how other people process through a passage of Scripture when they are doing exegesis? Asking questions is essential to good biblical interpretation, so I often write questions down in a notebook or if I’m using my iPad (which I was),...
Fallacy Fridays: Misuse of Parallels

Fallacy Fridays: The One-Meaning Fallacy

Continuing our series on exegetical fallacies, it’s good to remind ourselves that a fallacy is an unsound or illogical interpretation of Scripture. These fallacies should serve us as helpful guidelines and can really strengthen our understanding Scripture in the...