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topic_name = Hermeneutics |
subtopics = [[Exegesis]]* History of Hermeneutics - [[Apostolic Hermeneutics]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
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Hermeneutics is the study of interpretation. In the Christian context hermeneutics tends to refer to interpreting and understanding the [[Bible]].
Hermeneutics involves establishing important principles for understanding the Bible, and then interpreting it so its message is made clear to the reader or listener. It inevitably involves [[exegesis]], which is the process of examining what the actual biblical text as it came from meant to the hand author and its original intended audience. It also involves interpretation or application of its writer to discover how he communicated God's truththe original meaning in a contemporary context.
The goal in applying the principles of hermeneutics is to "rightly handle the word of truth" ([[2 Timothy 2:15]]) striving to accurately discern the meaning of the text.
====Genre - Style====
===History of Hermeneuetics====
====Jewish Interpretation====
====[[Apostolic Hermeneutics]] - The Apostles Interpretation of the Old Testament====
The way in which the apostles understood and interpreted the Old Testament showed many similarities to contemporary Jewish hermemeutics, but also marked differences. Examination of the apostles' usage of the Old Testament reveals a Christological approach to understanding it, that is, they saw the Old Testament through the lens of Jesus as the fulfilment of Scripture.
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====Hermeneutics in the early church====
====Hermeneutics in the Middle Ages====
====Hermeneutics in the Reformation====
====Recent developments in Hermeneutics====
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