Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics are at the centre of the crisis. Drift begins when the apostolic method is replaced, reversed, or weakened. The Joint Declaration of Principles restores the apostolic hermeneutic.
The Apostolic Hermeneutic
The New Testament interprets the Old; Christ fulfills and terminates priesthood, sacrifice, and temple; Scripture interprets Scripture; canonical unity governs doctrine and worship.
The Drift
Hermeneutic Reversal
Old Covenant categories are read forward into the New; shadows revived; sacrificial vocabulary reintroduced; priestly symbolism treated as legitimate.
Return to Shadows
Altars, oblation, vesture, and mediation reappear symbolically; worship shifts from proclamation to reenactment; Christ’s finished work is obscured.
Canonical Fragmentation
Sacrificial terms detached from Hebrews; cultic vocabulary treated as timeless; Eucharistic texts misread through Levitical categories.
Sacerdotal Drift
Symbolic priesthood, sacrificial gestures, ritual authority, and ceremonial enrichment function as interpretive lenses rather than Scripture.
Liturgical Reenactment
Christ’s once‑for‑all offering treated as ongoing; worship becomes continuation rather than proclamation; “making Christ present” replaces remembrance.
JDP Restoration
The JDP restores the apostolic hermeneutic by ensuring the New interprets the Old, Christ’s finished work governs worship, and OldCovenant categories cannot be revived.