Mystical Sense of Scripture

Systematic Theology - Lesson 133 - Hermeneutics: The Mystical Sense of Scripture. From Principles of Biblical Interpretation (Louis Berkhof), pgs. 140-160. The mystical sense of Scripture, or allegorical sense, examines the Scripture to see how people, events, and literal things point to Christ. This means that there may be several levels of understanding needed as we see a literal event that actually happened and yet serves to demonstrate a truth about Christ. Its character can best be brought out in brief discussions of 1) the symbolical and typical interpretations of Scripture, 2) the interpretation of prophecy, and 3) the interpretation of the Psalms.