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Accommodation

A term used in theology of a method of interpreting Scripture by which the words are accommodated or adapted to the needs of a discourse. Jesus himself, it is claimed, accommodated his teaching to his hearers by seeking to convey spiritual truths to them in a homely way.

citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney

 

article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12





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