Koinonia: Hermeneutics and Children's Curriculum by John Walton

Koinonia: Hermeneutics and Children's Curriculum by John Walton

Walton says that children are being taught, by example through most Sunday School curricula, faulty Biblical interpretation and application. Walton identifies five common errors which distract students from the heart of the Biblical text. For example: "Illegitimate extrapolation: The lesson is improperly expanded from a specific situation to all general situations.... Reading Between the Lines: This occurs when teachers or students are asked to analyze what the characters are thinking, speculate on their motives, or fill in details of the plot that the story does not give.... "