Greek means to Interpret It is the study of sound Bible Interpretation It is a Science It is a Principle It is an Art Introduction What is Hermeneutics Material References ID: 543823
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Hermeneuo - Greek means to “Interpret”It is the study of sound Bible Interpretation.It is a Science.It is a Principle.It is an Art.
Introduction: What is Hermeneutics?Slide2
Material References: Basic Bible Interpretation: A Practical Guide to Discovering Biblical Truth Roy B Zuck How to Read the Bible in Changing Times: Understanding and Applying God’s Word Today
Mark Strauss
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart Exegetical Fallacies DA Carson
IntroductionSlide3
Bible as the Word of GodIt is inspired or “God breathed” (2 Tim 3:16).Authority of Scripture (Sola Scriptura)Over personal experienceOver reasonOver tradition or dogmaInterpreter must be born again and be Spirit-filled.I Cor 2:14The Clarity of Scripture (Perspicuity)
Our PresuppositionsSlide4
Week 2: Goals of Hermeneutics & Methods Introduction to Biblical HermeneuticsSlide5
Goals of Hermeneutics
Exegesis
ContextualizationSlide6
ExegesisDrawing out the author’s original intended meaning.Opposite of Eisegesis.Similar to Interpretation but more specific.Need to bridge the gaps.ContextualizationDetermining the contemporary significance. What the text means to our context today.Similar to Application but more specific.Need to bridge the gaps.
Goals of HermeneuticsSlide7
Goals of HermeneuticsSlide8
1. Allegorical Method2. The Literalistic Method3. The Devotional Method4. Ideological Method5. Grammatical-historical (literary) MethodHermeneutic Method/ApproachesSlide9
AllegoricalThe plain or literal reading is a cover for something deep and hidden.Literal meaning is superficial, the allegorical is the true meaning. How the Bible was interpreted from 2nd and 3rd century, through the Middle Ages until the Reformation in 1300’s.The interpreter of the allegories is the authority.Hermeneutic Methods/ApproachesSlide10
LiteralisticEvery word taken literally including figures of speech and symbolism.Used by cults and extreme fundamentalists. (Children of God, JW’s, Mormons…etc)Examples:Mormons- God has a body, eyes, hands...etc.JW- Christ was a created being.Open Theism- God can change His mind. Hermeneutic Methods/ApproachesSlide11
The Devotional MethodFocuses exclusively on what is personally applicable. Ignore the context, historical background and other interpretive principles. What most Christians unconsciously use today.Can lead to eisegesis and improper application.Hermeneutic Methods/ApproachesSlide12
Ideological ApproachThey approach the Bible with specific agenda and uses the Bible to support their ideology.Examples:Liberation Theology, Feminist Theology, Health-Wealth Prosperity TheologyHermeneutic Methods/ApproachesSlide13
Grammatical-Historical (Literary) MethodBegan in the Reformation.Interpretation required by laws of grammar and the facts of history.Consider the Bible Grammatical/LiterallyConsider the Bible in the Historical context.Consider the whole of Scripture.Unified, cohesive and complementary.Hermeneutic Methods/Approaches