Part 4 | Why is THAT In the Bible? | Cultural & Historical Context

Hermeneutics: Cultural & Historical Context (Water to Wine, Deuteronomy 21, Good Samaritan)

In this episode of Coffee with Hales, I continue the hermeneutics series by explaining why audience relevancy, context, and cultural/historical background matter when interpreting Scripture, and I contrast exegesis (letting the text lead) with eisegesis (reading assumptions into the text). I walk through Jesus turning water into wine as an honor/shame, hospitality-focused crisis at a week-long wedding, then discuss Deuteronomy 21:10–14 using insights from Dr. Kate McCoy to show how the law addressed practices in the ancient world and protected captive women with wife status and agency. I also revisit the Good Samaritan to highlight that “neighbor” includes an arch enemy, and I close by framing Jesus’ healings as both physical and social/spiritual restoration for the ritually unclean.

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