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“A text without a context” by D.A. Carson

July 22, 2026
Christian Theology, D.A. Carson, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Preaching, Puritanical, Quotable Quotes, Reading, Revelation, Sanctification, The Gospel, Wisdom, Worship

“A text without a context becomes a pretext for a prooftext.”

-D.A. Carson, Exegetical Fallacies, 2nd ed. (Carlisle, U.K.; Grand Rapids, MI: Paternoster; Baker Books, 1996), 115.

Exegetical Fallacies by D.A. Carson

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