Sensus plenior
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The sensus plenior, or "fuller sense," is the sense of a prophesy intended by God. This is contrast to the intentional sense, the one understood by the human author.[1][2] âNo prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation," as Peter explained.[3]
References
- â Brown, Raymond E., The Sensus Plenior of Sacred Scripture (Baltimore: St. Mary's University, 1955), p 92. âThe sensus plenior is that additional, deeper meaning, intended by God but not clearly intended by the human author, which is seen to exist in the words of a biblical text (or group of texts, or even a whole book) when they are studied in the light of further revelation or development in the understanding of revelation."
- â The authors of the New Testament were inspired by God to provide the sensus plenior for various Old Testament passages. For example, Isaiah 7:14 is interpreted in Matthew 1:21-23;Joshua 1:5 in Hebrews 13:5; Exodus 16:18 in 2 Corinthians 8:15; Zechariah 4:14 in Revelation 11:4; Psalms 6:9 in Matthew 7:2-3; and Micah 7:6 in Matthew 10:36.
- â 2Â Peter 1:20 ESV