Our own Silly Faces
C.S. Lewis in a discussion of allegorical interpretation,
What we see when we think we are looking into the depths of Scripture may sometimes be only the reflection of our own silly faces.
Reflections on the Psalms, p. 102.
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Is this phenomena limited to one method of interpretation (allegory) or is it endemic to all of interpretation?
For what it's worth, I hear echoes of Schweitzer in the Lewis quote.
When I quoted Lewis in connection with allegory, I thought I might draw the Sawilowsky out of hiding. :)
I think you're right. This "phenomena" is a danger for any interpreter (with any interpretive method).
When I read Lewis' words initially, I thought of Schweitzer's critique of the first (or maybe it's the second) phase of the Jesus Seminar research.
The Sawilowsky is always one step ahead of the Simpleton.
It was good timing. I'm in the middle of writing down thoughts related to reading Origen this fall.
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