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====
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_hermeneutics Wikipedia - Biblical hermeneutics]
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