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I understand that the intention was to "govern," the senses that they must have felt were out of control (I would be interested to know why they thought this). I fear by their interference with the work of the Spirit they stripped us of our other imaginative senses and made themselves the human authority of the Word. Rather than allow the Spirit to remind us of everything Jesus has taught us (His job) they inadvertently (maybe intentionally) put themselves in His place for the sake of human credibility. If you're willing, I think this is a worthwhile discussion to have.

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Thanks for the comment, Daniel. I think I get what you are saying. There is a sense in which some biblical interpretations became "disenchanted," but I think the fundamental aim was to define orthodoxy in a way that concretized the church's faith. This, I think, is still needed even in our own day.

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