Date of Award
1989
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
College
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Program
Religion, MA: New Testament
First Advisor
S. Douglas Waterhouse
Abstract
Problem In Seventh-day Adventism Ellen G. White is a key figure. Debate exists over whether she did serious biblical exegesis, engaged in proof-text eisegesis, or did only thematic homiletics. Method Selections of White's writings were approached using Dr. Douglas Waterhouse's biblical hermeneutic in which ritual, nature, and cosmos are three levels of meaning revealed in sound biblical exegesis. From the various aspects of nature, light was selected. Life Sketches and Earlv Writings were the source of autobiographical data. The parable of the Ten Virgins as interpreted in Christ's Object Lessons was the case study. Results White does homiletics which are faithful to the canons of responsible biblical exegesis. Waterhouse's hermeneutic assisted in the understanding of White's exegesis of the Ten Virgins, providing explanations of connections between believer, heavenly sanctuary, Holy Spirit, and the two anointed ones.
Recommended Citation
Sands, William Clyde, "Nature as a Biblical Hermeneutic Device: the Role and Use of Light in the Experience and Writings of Ellen G. White" (1989). Master's Theses. 52.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/theses/52/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/theses/52
Creative Commons License
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/theses/52/
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