Message #19722

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SI, I mean, given the social and historical context so much different from the present one, we should concentrate on the universal truths expressed by these prophets and ignore soem details related to that specific culture.
For example, St. Paul seems to extol slavery and submission of women in some of his writings. We should ignore that because those are remarks that can be understood and criticized only by knowing in the detail the cultural framework of that period.

OK makes sense, I guess. Hopefully we ourselves will develop the intuition needed to interpret these writings as they were meant to be, while understanding how they applied back then and how we can apply them now. Sure we might be able to rely on present day interpreters, but having it revealed to us at our own perception level would be ideal. It may just be a matter of asking and truly wanting that.