Sensus plenior explained

Sensus plenior is a Latin phrase that means "fuller sense" or "fuller meaning".^{[1] [2]} It is used in Biblical exegesis to describe the supposed deeper meaning intended by God but not by the human author. Walter C. Kaiser notes that the term was coined by F. Andre Fernandez in 1927 but was popularized by Raymond E. Brown.^[3]

Brown defines sensus plenior as

That implies that more meaning can be found within scripture than the original human authors intended and so the study of scripture that isolates a particular book and concerns itself only with the details of the author's time and situation can be incomplete.

Sensus plenior corresponds to rabbinical interpretations of the Hebrew Scriptures, remez ("hint"), drash ("search"), and/or sod ("secret"), by which deeper meaning is drawn out or from the text.

John Goldingay suggests that the citation of in is a "stock example" of sensus plenior.^[4]

Conservative Christians have used the term to mean the larger or whole teaching of scripture.

See also

• Peshat

References

Additional references

• Raymond E. Brown, "The History and Development of the Theory of a Sensus Plenior," CBQ 15 (1953) 141 - 162.
• The Jerome Biblical Commentary Vol. 1 1971, Geoffry Chapman Publishers, London, pp. 605–23.
• David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Commentary 1992, Maryland, pp. 11–4.

External links

• Web site: The Roman Catholic Debate Over Sensus Plenior. Brent Parker. credomag.com. 24 September 2012 . 12 October 2012.
• Matthew W.I. Dunn . September 2007 . Raymond Brown and the sensus plenior interpretation of the Bible . Studies in Religion . 36 . 3–4 . 531–551 . 10.1177/000842980703600306 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sensus plenior. reclaimingthemind.org. 21 July 2012. 12 October 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130415161338/http://www.reclaimingthemind.org/wordoftheday/sensus-plenior/. 15 April 2013.
2. Web site: What does the term sensus plenior mean?. monergism.com. 2008 . 12 October 2012.
3. [Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.]
4. Book: Goldingay, John. John Goldingay. Approaches to Old Testament Interpretation. 2002. Clements Publishing Group. 108. 9781894667180.