Textualists like me believe it is illegitimate to change the meaning of words or to employ interpretative techniques, such as considering «evolved» meanings or the law of foreign countries, which can lead to changed meaning. (educationnext.org)
The heroes of modern - day evangelicalism, from scholars like N.T. Wright to pastors like Rob Bell, are passionately and unapologetically contextual textualists, working diligently with a host of ancient literary and archaeological sources to make sense of biblical texts as they would have been understood in their day. (firstthings.com)
More disappointing, Ring misses opportunities to clarify Scalia's textualist theory for readers. (firstthings.com)