Against the backdrop of the debate about theological reading of scripture, this essay asks whether there ought to be theological interpretation of non-biblical texts. The claim is that there should be, since theology can serve as an encompassing framework that structures all of one's beliefs. On this view, non-biblical literary texts function as a set of non-privileged signs pointing toward the Christian God. These texts should therefore be read using a reading strategy that relates them to God. This raises some complexities in the argument, however, because if these texts not only do not form part of the biblical canon, but also are different in content from those that do, then it is not straightforward how they can be read with reference to the Christian God. The essay wrestles with this issue as well as the objection that the proposal advocates a version of natural theology.

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非圣经文本的神学解释

在有关圣经神学阅读的辩论的背景下，本文提出了对非圣经文本是否应该有神学的解释。声称应该存在，因为神学可以作为构成一个人所有信念的包容性框架。按照这种观点，非圣经文学文本作为指向基督教上帝的一系列非特权标志起作用。因此，应使用与上帝相关的阅读策略来阅读这些文本。然而，这引起了争论的复杂性，因为如果这些文本不仅不构成圣经经典的一部分，而且在内容上与构成圣经标准的内容不同，那么如何参照《圣经》阅读它们也不是简单明了的。基督教神。