“All things are subject to interpretation. Whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.”
“That's one of the central problems of history, isn't it, sir? The question of subjective versus objective interpretation, the fact that we need to know the history of the historian in order to understand the version that is being put in front of us.”
“There is more ado to interpret interpretations than to interpret things, and more books upon books than upon any other subject; we do nothing but comment upon one another. Every place swarms with commentaries; of authors there is great scarcity.”
“Find and interpreting the important words.”
“It is important not only to read God's Word but to interpret God's world in the light of the Word.”