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| | Hermeneutics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Hermeneutics in the Middle Ages witnessed the proliferation of non-literal interpretations of the Bible. | | | Thus, when Martin Luther and other 16th century reformers argued that Christians could interpret Scripture for themselves, the Catholic Church responded that the authority of tradition was necessary. | | | Scholars in other traditions approached scriptural texts with similar hermeneutics: the Vedas and the Qu'ran and other sacred writings. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutics
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| | Hermeneutics: Understanding Revelation |
| | The Catholic Church teaches that the first principle of hermeneutics is the literal meaning of the text. | | | All Christians must discover the meaning intended by the author(s) of the books of the Bible to understand what God is revealing. | | | Experience teaches us that it is easy to find even contradictory meanings from the same Scripture with an unbridled approach to reading and interpreting the Bible. |
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http://www.catholicapologetics.org/ap031000.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Hermeneutics |
| | Biblical hermeneutics belongs to this second class, not because the universal rules of exegesis are inapplicable to the Sacred Books, but because the sacred character of the Bible demands additional rules of interpretation, which are not applicable to profane writings. | | | Needless to say, the first step in the scientific study of the Bible consists in acquainting oneself with the foundation and the extent of the human and Divine authority with which the Scripture is endowed; the so-called historico-critical introduction to Sacred Scripture teaches us all this. | | | To repeat once more, with regard to "matters of faith and morals" there is no progress of the faith in the faithful, but only progress of the faithful in the faith; with regard to other matters, the progress of profane knowledge may throw additional light on the true sense of Sacred Scripture. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07271a.htm
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| | Inspiration, Authority and Interpretation |
| | The interpreter’s job is to filter out all the mythical aspects of the text in order to discover what God's spiritual message is for humanity. | | | Dictation inspiration is the notion that the Biblical authors were merely spiritual secretaries that listened to the Holy Spirit and wrote down everything He told them (Thiessen 1979, pp. | | | Therefore, the words of the Bible are simply intense, elevated religious perceptions of the human author like the writings of Aristotle and Socrates. |
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http://www.kulikovskyonline.net/hermeneutics/inspirat.htm
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| | Biblical Hermeneutics |
| | Biblical Errancy: A Reference Guide by C. Dennis McKinsey (Prometheus Books) Defenders of the Bible can often cite chapter and verse from Scriptures to support their particular point of view. | | | The chapters in Part one cover all the methods and approaches currently practiced in the academic study of the Bible, while those in Part two examine the major categories of books in the Bible from the perspective of recent scholarship, that is, historical books of the Old Testament, Gospels, prophetic literature. | | | John Barton is Oriel and Lain Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford. |
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http://www.wordtrade.com/religion/bible/biblicalhermeneuticsR.htm
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| | The Role of the Holy Spirit in Biblical Hermeneutics by Robert J May, M.Th. |
| | This present dimension of the hermeneutical task is increasingly being seen by many as a definite realm of the work of the Spirit. | | | The way we understand the role of the Holy Spirit in biblical hermeneutics is very much determined by our ‘hermeneutical presuppositions’ of which the above (the original sense and the role of the Old Testament) are just two examples. | | | Smith’s concerns are multiple but seem to focus on three main areas: the place of the original sense and its relationship to authority of interpretation, the role of the Holy Spirit in the process, and the way we are to read the Old Testament and the place of a Jewish-style ‘This-is-That’ approach. |
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http://biblicalstudies.org.uk/th_spirit_ch2.html
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| | For an Answer: Christian Apologetics - Hermeneutics |
| | The Holy Spirit inspired the Biblical authors and illuminates God's Word to those who earnestly seek its truth, but interpretation is properly the responsibility of individual Christians. | | | In case you haven't guessed, this is only school of interpretation that I believe has a Biblical basis, and as such, it is the foundation of the hermeneutical principles I attempt to follow in my own study of God's Word. | | | Thus, we have Biblical and extra-Biblical evidence that in the earliest days of Christianity, a literal interpretation of Scripture was displayed. |
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http://www.forananswer.org/Top_General/Hermeneutics.htm
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| | Issues in Hermeneutics |
| | If modern theories of hermeneutics are to be used in the study of Scripture, Scripture is effectively taken out of the hands of God's people as a book incapable of being understood except by those who are adept at applying, e.g., literary-historical criticism to biblical interpretation. | | | We can perhaps call the method of Hermeneutics which has been used in the church throughout the ages the grammatico-historical method, but this really does not do justice to what exegesis is all about. | | | Hermeneutics has nothing new to say, no new thing to communicate, no new insights to give information to a man who has been a serious student of holy Scripture. |
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http://www.prca.org/articles/issues_in_hermeneutics.html
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| | Hermeneutics to Preaching |
| | The task of hermeneutics is to ascertain what God has said in Scripture; to determine the meaning of the Word of God. | | | Henry is saying that liberal hermeneutics can get so subjective that it loses all meaning and concludes that the Bible has no meaning. | | | Supplementing biblical authority - new revelation either replaces or is added to Scripture, such as the Book of Mormon. |
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http://www.imarc.cc/apolg/reasoner6.html
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| | WTM :: Articles :: HERMENEUTICS AND "THE PROSPERITY GOSPEL": A CRITIQUE OF PRESUPPOSITIONS |
| | There exists at least three assumptions in the modern Church regarding biblical hermeneutics which define a deep-seated crisis when it comes to the use of the Scriptures in the proclamation of God's truth. | | | On the one hand, there is the widespread belief that only a small critique of theologians with specialized training in biblical interpretation should preach the Gospel because of their unique understanding backed up by a knowledge of the original languages. | | | In church circles, we are also increasingly witnessing a disinterest in biblical truth as several church leaders turn away from biblical absolutes and fall for principles of economics, social anthropology, psychology and even religious pluralism. |
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http://www.wtmkenya.org/resources/art10.htm
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| | bibleteacher.org: Studies on the Christian Scripture |
| | The intent is to determine the meaning of the Word of God.1 The secondary need for hermeneutics is to put aside any denominational, geographical, or cultural bias' that separate our minds from that of the writers of the Bible in order that we may better understand the Word of God. | | | Hermeneutics is essential to the student of Scripture. | | | With his knowledge of the original languages, the guidance of the Spirit, and the literal view of the Bible, Luther was able to clearly and effectively interpret the Scriptures in the way it was intentionally written by the writers themselves. |
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http://www.bibleteacher.org/con_4.htm
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| | Hermeneutics & Biblical Theology, by S.M. Baugh |
| | To conclude, then, we have described the hermeneutics of biblical theology as a Christocentric approach to the bible that we found was commended to us by Christ on the Emmaus road, and by Paul in Galatians three. | | | What unifies all biblical promises is Christ, for there is one promise in the variegated covenants (Eph. | | | This is union with Christ in all its glory: "So it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And this fleshly existence of mine now is lived by faith in the son of God" (Gal. |
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http://www.modernreformation.org/smb93hermeneutics.htm
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| | Web Directory: Biblical Interpretation (Hermeneutics) |
| | Hermeneutics and the Doctrine of Scripture in Post-Reformation Reformed Thought. | | | An introduction to traditional Catholic interpretation of the Bible, promoting what the editor calls a "neo-Patristic approach to the interpretation of Sacred Scripture." The modern historical-critical method is rejected as rationalistic. | | | Apostolic Hermeneutics and an Evangelical Doctrine of Scripture: Moving beyond a Modernist Impasse. |
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http://www.bible-researcher.com/links16.html
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| | Explaining Hermeneutics: |
| | WE DENY that the natural man is able to discern spiritually the biblical message apart from the Holy Spirit. | | | While it is acknowledged that there is sometimes a wide range of application for a text, this article affirms that the interpretation of a biblical text by another biblical writer is always within the confines of the meaning of the first text. | | | WE AFFIRM that the Bible expresses God's truth in propositional statements, and we declare that biblical truth is both objective and absolute. |
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http://www.kulikovskyonline.net/hermeneutics/csbh.htm
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| | Clues for Better Biblical Hermeneutics |
| | My primary point in all of this is that since the Word of God is not in error (since God isn't the author of error), and since the young earth creationism doctrine is wrong, then the Bible does not in fact teach young earth creationism. | | | For anyone who is not already a Christian and who knows anything about science, the fastest and easiest way to prevent them from seriously considering the Bible to be from God is to tell them that it teaches that the earth didn't exist more than 6,000 years ago. | | | Otherwise, we aren't giving God's Word the respect it should be given, but are rather choosing to cling to our own personal beliefs because we like our personal beliefs more than God's Word. |
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http://www.geocities.com/athens/thebes/7755/steveheiden09.html
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| | Amazon.com: Books: Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics, An |
| | Not only is this book good for seminarians who want to get a taste of hermeneutical methods, it also has a lot of practical applications for the laity who want to know how to read the Bible properly for personal devotion and life. | | | It is a great "top-down" book, in that it provides a realistic context for those who attempt to unpack the scriptures. | | | I also agree with the authors that the Word and the Spirit are sufficient for individual growth and the acqusition of Truth. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0310530903?v=glance
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| | BiblicalStudies.org.uk - The Interpretation of Scripture |
| | The Bible in a World Context: An Experiment in Contextual Hermeneutics. | | | James Barr, "The Literal, the Allegorical, and Modern Biblical Scholarship," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 44 (1989): 3-17. | | | Wilfred Kurht, Interpreting the Bible: A Handbook of Biblical Interpretation. |
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http://biblicalstudies.org.uk/interpretation.html
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| | Biblical Hermeneutics |
| | This course will explore the current trends in biblical interpretation, as well as the religious and philosophical issues involved in hermeneutics--for example, issues of textuality, authority, community, and liberation. | | | But She Said: Feminist Practices of Biblical Interpretation, by Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza | | | 2) But She Said: Feminist Practices of Biblical Interpretation, by Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza (Beacon, 1993) |
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http://web.syr.edu/~jwrobbin/Hermeneutics.html
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| | Midrash Bibliography, General Studies |
| | "Romancing the Tome: Rabbinic Hermeneutics and the Theory of Literature." Semeia (1987): 147-68. | | | In Potiphar's House: The Interpretive Life of Biblical Texts. | | | Visotzky, Burton L. Reading the Book: Making the Bible a Timeless Text. |
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http://www.huc.edu/midrash/genstud.html
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| | Malcolm ST 6426 |
| | Attention will be given to the development of the modern historical-critical method and its consequences for a theological and ethical use of Scripture, as well as to recent postmodern hermeneutical discussions. | | | This seminar examines the shifts in the hermeneutical principles governing Protestant interpretation of the Bible from the time of the Reformers (Luther and Calvin) to the present day. | | | Bultmann, "New Testament and Mythology," "The Problem of Hermeneutics," |
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http://www.luthersem.edu/lmalcolm/ST6426.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Biblical Accommodation |
| | works on biblical hermeneutics, and also many of the introductions to Sacred Scripture. | | | By accommodation is understood the adaptation of words or sentences from Sacred Scripture to signify ideas different from those expressed by the sacred author. | | | We shall consider (1) what is meant by biblical accommodation; (2) its use in Sacred Scripture; (3) the rules which ought to regulate its use. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01099b.htm
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| | Biblical Hermeneutics: online resources |
| | Anyway, since hermeneutics in the broader sense in which I use it here frequently brings up the problem of methods of interpretation, as well as the classic problem of the authority of Scripture, these will also be taken into account on this site. | | | (Includes 25 subject-lists of links totalling 300+ texts and websites; plus: special subject page on Bible, hermeneutics, and sexuality) | | | This website offers links to online resources for the study of Biblical hermeneutics: that is, texts and websites which, in my humble opinion, may be useful for serious biblical-hermeneutical reflection. |
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http://www.biblicalhermeneutics.net/index.html
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| | Bible Interpretation-Hermeneutics |
| | Each section will have a short and simplified lesson or information concerning the Bible and biblical interpretation. | | | Scripture quotation marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. | | | I will advise the new learner to start with the first chapter. |
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http://www.bible-interpretation.com
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| | Bible Software from The GRAMCORD Institute. Greek/Hebrew/English Bible research & learning tools. |
| | You probably came here looking for Greek and Hebrew Biblical texts, instant parsing, lexicons, cut-and-pasting into documents, parallel synchronized Greek/Hebrew/English displays, and English Bible searching and related tools. | | | Associate Scholar Dale M. Wheeler is co-editor of the world's most respected GNT, HMT, and LXX morphological databases. | | | Institute President D. Carson is best known for his Matthew and John commentaries and dozen of books on exegesis and theology, and cultural topics including Exegetical Fallacies, The Gagging of God, Greek Accents, How Long Oh Lord, and Telling the Truth. |
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http://www.gramcord.org
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| | Church Resource Specialties - Biblical Hermeneutics Information |
| | I takes an interdisciplinary approach that is both balanced and practical with six major foci: the history of biblical interpretation, philosophical presuppositions, biblical genre, the uniqueness of Scripture, the practice of exegesis, and use of exegetical insights that will be lived and communicated in preaching and teaching. | | | Biblical Hermeneutics is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of biblical interpretation. | | | This revised edition of Biblical Hermeneutics contains seven new chapter that deal with the major literary genre of Scripture: law, narrative, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, Gospels and Acts, epistles, and apocalyptic. |
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http://www.crsonline.com.au/crs_r_Information.asp?rID=080542492X
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| | hermeneutics -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | As has been said, the importance of biblical hermeneutics has lain in the Bible's status as a sacred book in Judaism and Christianity, recording a divine revelation or reproducing divine oracles. | | | Exegesis, or critical interpretation, and hermeneutics, or the science of interpretive principles, of the Bible have been used by both Jews and Christians throughout their histories for various... | | | For both Jews and Christians throughout their histories, the primary purpose of hermeneutics, and of the exegetical methods employed in interpretation, has been to discover the truths and values of the Bible. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9040159
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| | M 4 Biblical Hermeneutics - NationsUniversity |
| | No textbook other than a Bible is required. | | | The science of interpreting a text is known as (A) hermeneutics, (B) homiletics, (C) literary criticism, (D) textual criticism | | | The ability to apply the biblical text to contemporary situations |
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http://www.nationsu.org/index.pl/m4
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| | African American Biblical Hermeneutics Section |
| | • Facilitating ongoing dialogue between biblical scholars and others in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theological disciplines with an interest in the creation and utilization of the Bible and other sacred texts by African Americans | | | The African American Biblical Hermeneutics Section (AABHS) is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of both the strategies employed by African Americans in their complex encounter with the Bible and the many ways it has been used in the creation of a distinctive African American worldview. | | | Two sessions are planned for this section: one titled "Empire, Texts, and Social Ethics/Justice" on how biblical texts are used for imperialistic, political, and social expansion and the impact of such use on communities of color in the North American context and throughout the world. |
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http://www.hrpj.com/aabhs.html
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| | On Hermeneutics |
| | Michael Fishbane, Biblical Interpretation in Ancient Israel, Oxford University Press, 1990. | | | Richard Longnecker, Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period, Eerdmans, 1999. | | | Earle Ellis, Prophecy and Hermeneutic in Early Christianity, Eerdmans, 1978. |
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http://www.two-age.org/recommended_works/On_Hermeneutics.htm
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| | Welcome to 5solas.org |
| | The articles on 5solas.org are designed to be a more in depth study of biblical doctrines. | | | This website is the parent site of Pristine Grace which is designed to edify the brethren primarily through short articles. |
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| | Biblical Hermeneutics |
| | Lillegard, Dr. George O. A compilation and summary of principles of biblical interpretation based on the works of Prof. | | | All other uses require permission from the publisher. |
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http://www.wls.wels.net/library/Essays/Authors/L/LillegardHermeneutics/LillegardHermeneutics.htm
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