Read together or die alone

Probably the most famous sentence Alexander Campbell ever wrote was this: “I have endeavored to read the Scriptures as though no one had read them before me.”

Which of the following is possible to do, without logical contradiction?

1. To read the Scriptures as though no one had read them before me.

2. To read the Scriptures as though no one had read them before me, following the personal example of Alexander Campbell.

3. To read the Scriptures as though no one had read them before me, following the exegetical method of Alexander Campbell.

4. To read the Scriptures as though no one had read them before me, following the theological vision of Alexander Campbell.

5. To read the Scriptures as though no one had read them before me, following the hermeneutical tradition begun by Alexander Campbell.

Answer: None of the above.