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Hermeneutics is the study of interpretationtheory. In Hermeneutics in the traditional and Christian context hermeneutics tends sense refers to refer to interpreting and understanding the use of interpretation of texts in 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 involves [[exegesis]], which is the process of examining what the actual biblical text meant to the author and its original intended audience. It also involves interpretation contextualization or application of the original meaning of the text in a contemporary context. Taken together, both exegesis and contextualization are what comprises hermeneutics.
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.
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.
====Hermeneutics in the early church====
==Links==
*[http://www.godward.org/archives/BS%20Notes/Basic%20rules%20for%20NT%20exegesis.htm Basic Rules for New Testament Exegesis] * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_hermeneutics Wikipedia - Biblical hermeneutics]
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