{"product_id":"the-four-senses-of-scripture-learning-from-ancient-ways-of-reading-the-bible-9781540968791","title":"The Four Senses of Scripture: Learning from Ancient Ways of Reading the Bible","description":"\u003cb\u003eRecovering the Church's Classical Approach to Biblical Interpretation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor nearly 1,700 years, the church read Scripture through four interwoven lenses--literal, allegorical, tropological, and anagogical--known as the \u003ci\u003equadriga\u003c\/i\u003e. Modern biblical hermeneutics has largely set this tradition aside. In \u003ci\u003eThe Four Senses of Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Schreiner argues the church hasn't moved beyond the ancient approach so much as it has lost something essential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchreiner doesn't reject the grammatical-historical method--he recovers what it leaves behind. This book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● covers all four senses--literal (grammatical-historical), allegorical (Christological), tropological (moral), and anagogical (eschatological)--with the what, why, and how of each;\u003cbr\u003e● traces why early Christians used this method and makes the case for recovering a medieval mind for modern readers;\u003cbr\u003e● demonstrates each sense in practice with examples drawn from across the biblical canon;\u003cbr\u003e● engages exegetical, historical, and allegorical critiques of the quadriga with scholarly rigor; and\u003cbr\u003e● includes an appendix written specifically for church application with scholars, students, and pastors in mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on patristic and medieval exegesis, Schreiner offers a coherent, historically grounded framework for reading Scripture through all four senses in conversation, a method that better honors the nature, goal, and ecclesial context of biblical interpretation. The book includes a foreword by Jonathan T. Pennington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baker Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540968791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Patrick Schreiner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679577174197,"sku":"9781540968791","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-four-senses-of-scripture-learning-from-ancient-ways-of-reading-the-bible-9781540968791","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}