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1. Processes of Interpretation. I. Hermeneutics. II. Preparation. III. Investigation. IV. Application. ~Ermh/ j. Hermeneutics “the study of meaning”. Older Tendencies. Recent Tendencies. General and Biblical. The study of rules for interpreting meaning. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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11Processes
ofInterpretation
Processes of
Interpretation
I. Hermeneutics I. Hermeneutics
II. PreparationII. Preparation
IV. Application IV. Application
III. Investigation III. Investigation
Hermeneutics“the study of meaning”
Hermeneutics“the study of meaning”
OlderTendencies
The study of rules for interpreting
meaning
~Ermh/j Recent
Tendencies
The study of all influences on the
processes of interpreting
meaning
Definition of Hermeneutics (1.1)Definition of Hermeneutics (1.1)
Generaland
Biblical
Hermeneutical Spiral of
repeatedencounters
betweentext and
reader moving toward
better understanding
Hermeneutical Spiral (1.2)
Illumination by
Holy Spirit
Illumination by
Holy Spirit
Preparation Application
InvestigationInvestigation
Objectivist Preparation (1.3)
Objectivist Hermeneutic
Objective readers discover the meaning in the text itself.
Interpreters must prepare by learning guidelines and developing skills which enable them to be objective observers of a text’s meaning.
Preparation
Subjectivist Preparation (1.4)
Subjectivist Hermeneutic
Subjective readers give meaning to texts from their own beliefs.
Interpreters must prepare by learning about themselves and by being readyto express their own outlooks inInterpretation.
Preparation
Authority-Dialogue Preparation (1.5)
Authority-Dialogue HermeneuticAuthority-Dialogue Hermeneutic
Readers alwaysbring enabling and disabling
predispositions to texts.
Readers genuinely seek to
listen to texts as authoritative.
Preparation
Interpreters must be
more responsiblewith their
predispositions.
Preparation Interpreters must learn
methods which facilitate the
text’s communicative
power.
WriterWriter DocumentDocument AudienceAudienceWriterWriter DocumentDocument AudienceAudience
Investigating Original MeaningInvestigating Original Meaning
Importance of Investigation (1.6)
Ancient World of OT and NTAncient World of OT and NT
Writer Document AudienceWriter Document Audience
ContemporaryWorld
ContemporaryWorld
Great Differences inWorldviews, Technology,
Social Values,Language, Religion
How can we hope to understand
the original meaning?
Challenge of Investigation (1.7)
Writer Document AudienceWriter Document Audience
ContemporaryWorld
ContemporaryWorld
SameGod
SameWorld
SameKind ofPeople
Adequate Investigation of Original Meaning
is Possible.
Adequate Investigation of Original Meaning
is Possible.
Possibility of Investigation (1.8)
Writer Document AudienceWriter Document Audience
Ancient World of OT and NTAncient World of OT and NT
ContemporaryWorld
ContemporaryWorld
Necessity of Application (1.9)
Divine Design of
FutureApplicability
Writer Document AudienceWriter Document Audience
ContemporaryWorld
ContemporaryWorld
Great Differences inWorldviews, Technology,
Social Values,Language, Religion
How can we hope to
apply Scripture
to our day?
Challenge of Application (1.10)
Writer Document AudienceWriter Document Audience
SameGod
SameWorld
SameKind ofPeople
Personal Adjustments
Personal Adjustments
Cultural Adjustments
Cultural Adjustments
Epochal Adjustments
Epochal Adjustments
Through these connections and adjustments, we can
adequately apply the Scriptures to our day.
Possibility for Application (1.11)
