“knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation.”
Knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one's own interpretation (epilyseos) — the hermeneutical principle prohibits private exegesis that ignores the apostolic tradition and prophetic intent. Interpretation is not the prophet's own creative act but receives its authority from the source (autou refers to God, not the prophet). This principle guards against the Gnostic notion that texts bear multiple esoteric meanings accessible only to initiates.
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2 Peter 1:20
“knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation.”
Knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one's own interpretation (epilyseos) — the hermeneutical principle prohibits private exegesis that ignores the apostolic tradition and prophetic intent. Interpretation is not the prophet's own creative act but receives its authority from the source (autou refers to God, not the prophet). This principle guards against the Gnostic notion that texts bear multiple esoteric meanings accessible only to initiates.
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Knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one's own interpretation (epilyseos) — the hermeneutical principle prohibits private exegesis that ignores the apostolic tradition and prophetic intent. Interpretation is not the prophet's own creative act but receives its authority from the source (autou refers to God, not the prophet). This principle guards against the Gnostic notion that texts bear multiple esoteric meanings accessible only to initiates.