A passage of the Bible to which appeal is made in support of an argument or position in theology.
Example sentencesExamples
It's not about those 3 specific verses used as proof-texts - they are a part of the whole pattern.
I started exploring and found a complete, line-by-line refutation to all the proof-texts that Christians use to proselytize.
These boundaries are maintained through the use of proof-texts, dress and behavioral patterns that set fundamentalists apart.
It is said to divide Christians, and bore them with catechisms and proof-texts.
His rhetoric does at times reflect the influence of its proof-texts.
His approach to theology is to announce your conclusions beforehand, blithely line up the proof-texts and knock down opposing views.
It is only up for debate for those more satisfied with appealing to proof-texts, without taking time to consider the literary, historical, and socio-cultural contexts of the passages in question.
Definition of proof text in US English:
proof text
noun
A passage of the Bible to which appeal is made in support of an argument or position in theology.
Example sentencesExamples
It is said to divide Christians, and bore them with catechisms and proof-texts.
His rhetoric does at times reflect the influence of its proof-texts.
It's not about those 3 specific verses used as proof-texts - they are a part of the whole pattern.
It is only up for debate for those more satisfied with appealing to proof-texts, without taking time to consider the literary, historical, and socio-cultural contexts of the passages in question.
I started exploring and found a complete, line-by-line refutation to all the proof-texts that Christians use to proselytize.
These boundaries are maintained through the use of proof-texts, dress and behavioral patterns that set fundamentalists apart.
His approach to theology is to announce your conclusions beforehand, blithely line up the proof-texts and knock down opposing views.