Reading scripture is shaped by tradition, habit, and situation

Evidence

My point here is simply to emphasize that the way people engage with such complex and multifaceted texts, translating their sense and relevance, is a complicated business involving disciplines and traditions of reading, personal habit, and temperament, as well as the perceived demands of particular social situations. — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 50

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines how textual interpretation actually works — as a practice conditioned by tradition and context, not a mechanical trigger.