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A lot of this comes down to another Hebrew innovation, the Midrash (from the Hebrew root d-r-sh, "to seek" or "to inquire"). It’s basically a process of discussion and meaning-making that gets added, layer upon layer to the original “texts.”
This created an interpretive culture where:
Gap-filling was encouraged: Midrash tackled apparent contradiction... See more
This created an interpretive culture where:
Gap-filling was encouraged: Midrash tackled apparent contradiction... See more
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Hermeneutics is the study of interpretation. It critically explores the methods we deploy to interpret texts of all sorts. It’s often associated specifically with the interpretation of religious texts or the modern tradition of philosophical hermeneutics. I’m using the term to suggest that the proliferation of media artifacts and the growing coloni... See more
L. M. Sacasas • The Hermeneutical Imperative - The Convivial Society
Whose Community? Which Interpretation?: Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church (The Church and Postmodern Culture)
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Whose Community? Which Interpretation? (The Church and Postmodern Culture): Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church
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In the modern world of theology and biblical studies, scholars began believing that they had to establish first the ancient “meaning” of the text and only after that ask what doctrine, theology, or ethics modern Christians should derive from those ancient texts today.