R.I.C. / Ruling Interpretive Constructs: Author's Thesis

R.I.C.—Ruling Interpretive Constructs: Author's Thesis presents the governing proposition underlying R.I.C. as a framework for determining whether an interpretive claim remains authorized by the biblical text throughout the successive stages by which that claim is formed, examined, and stated. The thesis examines four foundational laws—Static Modality, Apostolic Modality, Grammatical Mapping, and Grammatical Agreement—together with governing safeguards concerning lexical evidence, grammatical relationships, agency, office, delegation, translation, and jurisdiction. It employs the C–A–L–G–J–X ordered verification sequence to examine whether material interpretive movements remain textually authorized and concludes with a controlled textual demonstration involving Matthew 3:11–12 and Luke 3:16–17. The governing axiom is: "Interpretation terminates where authorization ends." This Author's Thesis is a distinct scholarly formulation within the larger R.I.C. project and does not replace the Reader's Orientation Summary, Core Manuscript Expanded Edition, or Architectural Continuation Volume.