The interpretation of any ancient text is not dependent upon modern logic. Rather, literature is understood by uncovering the mind-set of the author. This means that the text determines the method of interpretation. The reverse would be conceptual chaos. And while the process is geared toward change, transformation flows from God to man and not the other way around.
Hermeneutical principles derive from an analysis of the text itself.
This is to say that the Bible teaches by direct statements, approved apostolic examples, and necessary inferences. Consequently, if one is weak in this k ind of thinking, as most Africans seem to be, then this area needs to be strengthened, not ignored. This is what we are trying to do. How To Think Biblically, which was designed to strengthen the Kenyan brethren s left-brain thinking. There were 23 men in attendance.