Understanding the Scriptures (Scott Hahn)

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I heard Scott speak, and bought this book. I hit a question in chapter 1 that I couldn’t find the answer for. (#21 - Study Question) List five rules for determining correct scriptural interpretation. I have read & re-read the chapter and cannot find this answer.
 
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List five rules for correct scriptural interpretation.
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Check the CCC references on bottom of page 11 (CCC 109 and 110): “To interpret scripture correctly…”

They are not numbered, but there are 5 “rules” listed. Seek and ye shall find.
 
The CCC contains the 5 rules.

The senses of Scripture

115 According to an ancient tradition, one can distinguish between two senses of Scripture: the literal and the spiritual, the latter being subdivided into the allegorical, moral and anagogical senses. The profound concordance of the four senses guarantees all its richness to the living reading of Scripture in the Church.

116 The **literal sense **is the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture and discovered by exegesis, following the rules of sound interpretation: “All other senses of Sacred Scripture are based on the literal.”

117 The spiritual sense. Thanks to the unity of God’s plan, not only the text of Scripture but also the realities and events about which it speaks can be signs.
  1. The allegorical sense. We can acquire a more profound understanding of events by recognizing their significance in Christ; thus the crossing of the Red Sea is a sign or type of Christ’s victory and also of Christian Baptism.
  2. The moral sense. The events reported in Scripture ought to lead us to act justly. As St. Paul says, they were written “for our instruction”.
  3. The **anagogical sense **(Greek: anagoge, “leading”). We can view realities and events in terms of their eternal significance, leading us toward our true homeland: thus the Church on earth is a sign of the heavenly Jerusalem.
 
Thanks. I did see some of this in the chapter, but not as a list.
 
I have all of Dr. Hahn’s books and this one is a must have. (But I say that about all of his books) 😃 teachccd
 
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I have all of Dr. Hahn’s books and this one is a must have. (But I say that about all of his books) 😃 teachccd
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I agree. 👍

I e-mailed Scott Hahn’s office at St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and here is the list:
  1. Read Scripture in the light of the Holy Spirit by Whom it was written
  2. Be attentive to the content and unity of the whole Scripture
  3. Read Scripture within the Living Tradition of the whole Church
  4. Be attentive to the analogy of faith
  5. Be attentive to both the literal and spiritual sense of Scripture
 
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