Theologies - Clover

. Neo-orthodox method :
That method which sees the written word only as a means to look
beyond the written text to find the true word in the
existential (empirical) person of Christ.
Examples : K. Barth (founder), E. Brunner, R. Niebuhr
c. Demythological method :
That method which uses the scientific method and certain
other critical approaches to the Biblical text; in this
method the interpreter must strip away all religious "myths"
to discover the true, essential meaning of the text.
Examples : R. Bultmann (founder)
d. Devotional method :
That method that places emphasis on the edifying aspects
of the scripture; seeks to interpret for personal use
(can neglect the plain, normal or straight-forward meaning
of the text).
Examples : Medieval mystics (Bernard of Clairvaux), Pietists
like Spener, Francke, Bengel, Quakers, Puritans (to a degree),
some modern evangelicals.
e. Allegorical method:
That method that seeks a deeper meaning in the text than
the plain meaning; some literal interpreters use it for
interpreting prophecy (meaning beyond the literal, i.e. one
symbolic or spiritualized).
Examples : Philo, Origen, Jerome, Augustine; some
modern interpreters of prophecy (Covenant theologians, e.g.).
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