Quote by John Sailhamer

“whatever is not thus explained is to be taken as literal.”

— Mark Hitchcock

“everybody is resting on a set of interpretations, and we need to be honest about it.”

— Rob Bell

“Just because X doesn't necessarily mean Y.”

— A. Cretan

“It was just that the literal meaning itself wasn´t immediately comprehensible. That doesn´t mean it didn´t mean.”

— Ali Smith

“Just because it’s not common doesn’t mean it’s wrong,”

— Sierra Simone

“An interpretation requires an experience; an opinion doesn't.”

— David Holmer

“There is no such thing as a fixed and reliable truth (except for the statement that this is so, presumably”

— Peter Barry

“Everyone is just looking to be told that who he or she is is right and true and wholly acceptable. No need to tinker…

— Gregory Boyle

“Just because something isn’t right, doesn’t make it wrong.”

— Elise Kova

“The mind justifies accepted interpretations as truths.”

— Steven Redhead

“Relying only on logic, on what can be factually established, may inform or intimidate, but it will rarely stir anyone into action or change.”

— Charlotte Beers

If it is true that there is always more than one way of construing a text, it is not true that all interpretations are…

— Paul Ricoeur