Theological hermeneutics

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Theological hermeneutics is a field of

scripture.[2]

Christian

Christian theological hermeneutics dates from Philo and Origen,[3] and Reformers like Martin Luther using the distinction between the Law and the Gospel[4] and John Calvin using the ideal of brevitas et facilitas[5][6] It often has a strong connection to biblical hermeneutics, studying the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible as a basis for theologizing. Furthermore, it is part of the broader field of hermeneutics which involves the study of principles for the text and includes all forms of communication: verbal and nonverbal.[7]

Theological hermeneutics in the mainstream Protestant tradition considers Christian biblical hermeneutics in the tradition of explication of the text, or

New Covenantal models of theological hermeneutics.[8] Others have challenged these approaches and advocated for Postcolonial and Feminist approaches of theological hermeneutics.[9][10]

Jewish

Traditional

Main article: Talmudical hermeneutics

Talmudical Hermeneutics (

Halakah, however, is regarded simply as an exposition and explanation of the Torah, Talmud hermeneutics
includes also the rules by which the requirements of the oral law are derived from and established by the written law.

Biblical source criticism

Among non-Orthodox Jews, there is growing interest in employing biblical source criticism, such as the Documentary hypothesis and the Supplementary hypothesis, for constructing modern Jewish theology,[11][12][13][14] including the following objectives:

  • Reconciling modern morals with biblical passages that condone morally problematic acts, such as genocide and other collective punishment
  • Rejecting or accepting folkways, social norms, and linguistic trends, picking and choosing as more fully informed Jews
  • Learning lessons in spite of biblical underrepresentation, or outright exclusion, of particular modern phenomena[15]

To at least some extent, this is an application of Talmudical hermeneutics to traditional source criticism of the competing Torah schools: Priestly, Deuteronomic, and one, two, or more that are non-Priestly and non-Deuteronomic.

Islamic

Main article:
Qur'anic hermeneutics

Qur'anic hermeneutics is the study of theories of the interpretation and understanding of the

Muslim holy book. Throughout religious history, Qur'anic scholars have sought to mine the wealth of its meanings by developing a variety of different systems of hermeneutics
.

See also

References

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  3. ^ (1999)Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation, D.E. Klemm, "Hermeneutics", 497-502
  4. ^ "Dennis Whalen, Lutheran Understanding of Law and Gospel" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  5. ^ "Ahn, Myung Jun, The Ideal of Brevitas et Facilitas: the theological hermeneutics of John Calvin, Skrif en Kerk Volume 20 Issue 2 (1999)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
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  8. ^ Hartill, J E 1960. Principles of Biblical Hermeneutics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
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  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "CfP: Biblical Scholarship as a Modern Jewish Hermeneutic (special issue of Zeramim: An Online Journal of Applied Jewish Thought, III:3) | H-Judaic | H-Net". networks.h-net.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  13. ^ "A Biblical Challenge: Can an Academic Approach Aimed at 'Best Explanation' of the Biblical Text Be Imported Into the Synagogue-Sermon World of 'Interpretation?' - Richard L. Claman". Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  14. ^ "Contemporary Jewish Theology in Light of Divergent Biblical Views on Revelation's Content - David Frankel". Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  15. ^ "Male Homosexual Intercourse Is Prohibited - In One Part of the Torah - TheTorah.com". www.thetorah.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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