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Mike Winger idea 2022-05-09

When translations disagree, it signals genuine difficulty

Mike offers a hermeneutical principle for Bible readers.

Romans 16:7 Romans 16:7 translation methodology
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Red flag: claiming Paul uses a word differently than everyone in his culture understood it

Mike offers a hermeneutical principle about word redefinition claims.

hermeneutical principle Talmud word meaning in cultural context
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

How Paul is NOT different from his culture: submit meant authority imbalance to everyone

Mike identifies where Paul aligns with cultural understanding.

original audience understanding hypotasso hermeneutical principle
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

God may use male leaders because it reaches the culture, not because He requires it; but the 'culture card' needs textual support.

Hermeneutical principle for cultural arguments

hermeneutics Paul culture card
Mike Winger idea 2022-03-28

Another textual explanation: Huldah's husband was 'keeper of the wardrobe' — a court connection that made access easier.

Additional contextual explanation for choosing Huldah

2 Kings 22:14 hermeneutics Huldah 2 Kings 22:14
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

Evidence that headship is transcultural: creation order, Ephesians 5, and the danger of cultural relativism

Mike builds his case that headship is not culturally bound.

Ephesians 5:22-24 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 Ephesians 5:22-24 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 cultural hermeneutics
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The argument AGAINST transcultural head coverings: Paul never argues for the MEANING of head coverings

Mike presents his personal case for cultural application.

hermeneutical principle cultural vs. transcultural symbolic meaning
Mike Winger idea 2022-11-11

The cultural view is not arbitrary: five facts support it

Mike defends his position against charges of mere cultural accommodation.

1 Corinthians 9:22 hermeneutical principle symbolic meaning cultural application argument
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Mike's assessment of View 4: his second choice, held if View 5 fails

Mike states his personal ranking of the views before presenting his preferred interpretation.

1 Timothy 2:15 hermeneutical principle 1 Timothy 2:15 uncertain vs certain
Mike Winger idea 2023-11-22

Difficult v.15 should not overturn the clear teaching of vv.11-14

Mike states a key hermeneutical principle about how to handle verse 15.

1 Timothy 2:11-15 hermeneutical principle 1 Timothy 2:11-15 unclear vs clear
Mike Winger idea 2018-02-21

Leviticus 17:13-14 is specifically Levitical (Mosaic) law given to Israel, and even within that law the Watchtower selectively ignores the parallel ban on eating fat (Leviticus 3:17).

Mike applies the same hermeneutical critique to the second Watchtower proof text.

Leviticus 17:13-14 Leviticus 3:17 Leviticus 17:13-14 Leviticus 3:17 Mosaic law applicability
Mike Winger idea 2018-03-14

Hermeneutics — the art and science of understanding a text; theological word meanings vs. dictionary word meanings

Introducing the key hermeneutical principle for the James 2 debate

hermeneutics semantic range word meaning vs. theological meaning
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-20

Q&A: 1 Corinthians 7:14 — "sanctified" is a dictionary term, not a theological one; no automatic salvation for unbelieving spouse

Q&A on the meaning of sanctification language in Paul's marriage instruction.

1 Corinthians 7:14 hermeneutics sanctification 1 Corinthians 7:14