Program Sermon Outline I. Review a. Literal b. Allegorical c. Moral d. Anagogical II. Classical a. Anagogical b. Destiny c. Prophecy III. Modern a. Dispensationalism b. Process theology c. Speaking prophetically IV. Post-modern Finally, we come to the anagogical sense, which interprets the things related in Holy Scripture “as they signify what relates to eternal glory.” This meaning is not …
How to Read the Bible: The Anagogical (Bonus: More Culture!)
I had to look that word up. Being in seminary, words like “hermeneutics,” “exegetical,” and “soteriology” creep into your vocabulary to the point that friends and relatives are certain you are making stuff up, but I have never heard “anagogical.” It is the final of the four senses of Scripture in the classical model. It indicates a layer of meaning …