Meriweather
Not all who wander are lost
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Fundamentalists have always taken the view that each person can read and understand the Bible for him/herself. Catholics had the view that it took higher education and Bible study--and were warned about thinking one could read and understand the Bible all on one's own. Historical, cultural, and anthropological background was also needed to fully understand what was being said.It’s sort of a chicken-and-the-egg type thing. Are Jew-haters like Hawk antisemitic because they misinterpret the NT to extend their hostility toward all Jews, or do they misinterpret the NT because they are already antisemitic?
Fundamentalists said this was the "Pope forbidding people to read the Bible." Far from it. We were to be aware there was much more to scripture that what we could figure out for ourselves. If we wanted the whole story, Bible study with someone who knew and had studied Biblical backgrounds.
As a Catholic school students, from time-to-time we had rabbis come in and speak to us--also a Lutheran minister to explain Martin Luther's view of things.