He said the word suggested the orderliness of the tiger's stripes. There is one more method to look at. A text can mean anything but the value of the interpretation is to be judged in terms of its impact upon the world and upon human beings. If the answer is no, then this method says that the use of this interpretation is wrong and the value of the text is not to be found in husbands beating wives. The historical research by people who support this method suggests that no matter what people have said about how they interpreted a text, what they were really doing was looking for an interpretation which would have a good impact upon human beings and the world.
Musicians talk about an interpretation that works.
They experiment with different tempi and choose one that works. For example, many contemporary interpretations of Handel's Messiah take q much faster tempo and use a smaller orchestra than 50 years ago because it works better. Some legal scholars believe that underneath all the reasoning that goes into the interpretations of the US Constitution is the basic desire to develop interpretations that will have a good impact upon the U.S. and its citizens. There are some Christians, and I am one of them, who use this method of interpretation with respect to the Bible. Any passage from the Bible can mean anything but the value of the interpretation is to be judged in terms of its impact upon the world and upon human beings.