I’ve rediscovered a radical method of biblical interpretation that I must confess I like very much. I like its simplicity. I like the limitations it places on interpretation. I even like and respect its origin.

It’s found in I Corinthians 4:6, and apparently was taught by Paul and/or Apollos:

“Do not go beyond what is written.”

I find hints of it in other places: I Thessalonians 2:13, Revelation 22:18-19, I Corinthians 2:2, Galatians 1:8-9 …. and so on.

Yet I’m drawn to the simplicity of “the saying” in I Corinthians 4:6.

(As if it isn’t challenging enough just to go with what is written!)