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Review of \u3cem\u3e Yellow Butterfly\u3c/em\u3e by Oleksandr Shatokhin
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Review of \u3cem\u3eThe Voice in the Hollow\u3c/em\u3e by Will Hillenbrand
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Review of \u3cem\u3eEclipse\u3c/em\u3e by Andy Rash
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Τhe Meaning of ἀλληγορέω in Galatians 4.24 Revisited
No full textThe meaning of the verb ἀλληγορέω stands at the heart of the debate concerning Paul\u27s hermeneutic in Galatians 4.21–31. If by using the term Paul means ‘I am interpreting these things allegorically’, then the question of Paul\u27s interpretive procedure would be all but answered – he would likely be allegorising as the Greeks did before him and the early church fathers did after. However, if he does not mean this, then the question remains open. This article argues that the phrase ἅτινά ἐστιν ἀλληγορούμɛνα means ‘these things are symbolic’, which would indeed leave this question open. This rendering is best for two reasons: First, the majority of the uses of ἀλληγορέω available in the two hundred or so years surrounding the writing of Galatians mean ‘to speak symbolically’. Second, the contextual clues surrounding Paul\u27s use of the term in Galatians itself, such as his call to hear the law in verse 21, strongly suggest such a reading. To prove this thesis, this article provides detailed exposition of the texts in which ἀλληγορέω occurred around the time Paul wrote Galatians before turning to Paul\u27s own use of the term in Galatians 4.24
Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2024: The Value of a Cedarville Degree
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