A GUIDE TO BIBLE INTERPRETATION, Part 2 of 2
THE ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES
By Bruce Atkinson Ph.D.
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
November 9, 2013
Exegesis and Hermeneutics
Two words come immediately to mind when thinking about interpretation: exegesis and hermeneutics.Exegesis includes the more scientific and narrow scholarly task of discovering the meaning of the words and passages using linguistic, historical and other methods. It involves the analysis of grammatical and syntactical structure and other features of the text. Expert exegesis requires reference to the original written language (for example, Hebrew and Greek) as gleaned from the earliest manuscripts available. Such exegesis is important for the scholarly translation of passages accurately into other languages.
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THE ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES
By Bruce Atkinson Ph.D.
Special to Virtueonline
www.virtueonline.org
November 9, 2013
Exegesis and Hermeneutics
Two words come immediately to mind when thinking about interpretation: exegesis and hermeneutics.Exegesis includes the more scientific and narrow scholarly task of discovering the meaning of the words and passages using linguistic, historical and other methods. It involves the analysis of grammatical and syntactical structure and other features of the text. Expert exegesis requires reference to the original written language (for example, Hebrew and Greek) as gleaned from the earliest manuscripts available. Such exegesis is important for the scholarly translation of passages accurately into other languages.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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