# \#context

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## [“A text without a context is a pretext for a proof text”](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/a-text-without-a-context-is-a-pretext-for-a-proof-text/536)

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**Author:** [@ekocare](https://classicaltheravada.org/u/ekocare)\
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**Last updated:** [October 27, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://classicaltheravada.org/t/a-text-without-a-context-is-a-pretext-for-a-proof-text/536 "2022-10-27T14:03:18Z")

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Actually in many cases, the text-critical approach tends to ignore the context and interpret the words. It is one of the weaknesses in this approach that any mature one can easily notice. Among Bible scholars a popular…