1. What is Hermeneutics?
1. Hermeneuein: Greek – To explain, interpret or to translate. Personified in the God Hermes.

2. What is Hermeneutics?
1. Hermeneuein: Greek – To explain, interpret or to translate. Personified in the God Hermes.
2. General and Special Hermeneutics

3. What is Hermeneutics?
1. Hermeneuein: Greek – To explain, interpret or to translate. Personified in the God Hermes.
2. General and Special Hermeneutics
3. Both science and art in the three elements of author, text, and audience.

4. Three Elements of Interpretation
Author
Text
Interpreter

5. Three Elements of Interpretation
Experience
Emotion
Author
Text
Experience
Emotion
Interpreter

6. Three Elements of Interpretation
Voice Transmission Translation
Experience
Emotion
Language
Author
Text
Experience
Emotion
Interpreter

7. Three Elements of Interpretation
Voice Transmission Translation
Experience
Emotion
Language
Author
Text
Experience
Emotion
Historical Allegorical Existential
Herm.
Construct
Interpreter

8. Three Elements of Interpretation
Voice Transmission Translation
Experience
Emotion
Language
Author
Hermeneutical Distance
Text
Experience
Emotion
Historical Allegorical Existential
Herm.
Construct
Interpreter

9. Three Elements of Interpretation
Voice Transmission Translation
Experience
Emotion
Language
Author
Understanding
Distance
Hermeneutical Distance
Text
Experience
Emotion
Historical Allegorical Existential
Herm.
Construct
Interpreter

10. Three Elements of Interpretation
Voice Transmission Translation
Experience
Emotion
Language
Author
Understanding
Distance
Hermeneutical Distance
Text
Experience
Emotion
Historical Allegorical Existential
Obedience
Herm.
Construct
Interpreter

11. Three Elements of Interpretation
Voice Transmission Translation
Experience
Emotion
Language
Author
Understanding
Distance
Hermeneutical Distance
Text
Experience
Emotion
Historical Allegorical Existential
Obedience
Herm.
Construct
Interpreter
Telling

12. Three Elements of Interpretation
Voice Transmission Translation
Experience
Emotion
Language
Author
Understanding
Distance
Hermeneutical Distance
Text
Experience
Emotion
Historical Allegorical Existential
Obedience
Herm.
Construct
Interpreter
Telling

13. Clarifications
Conscious vs. Unconscious hermeneutics he

14. Clarifications Conscious vs. Unconscious hermeneutics
Hermeneutics doesn’t solve all your
exegetical problems

15. Clarifications Conscious vs. Unconscious hermeneutics
Hermeneutics doesn’t solve all your
exegetical problems
My own convictions about the Bible

16. My Convictions About the Bible:
It is the Word of God. Therefore: -- Understandable – Life’s Guide – Revelation of Himself H

17. My Convictions About the Bible:
It is the Word of God. Therefore: -- Understandable – Life’s Guide – Revelation of Himself
2. Inspired. Therefore: -- flawless – Truth – Lovely H

18. My Convictions About the Bible:
It is the Word of God. Therefore: -- Understandable – Life’s Guide – Revelation of Himself
2. Inspired. Therefore: -- flawless – Truth – Lovely H
3. Study is the Highest form of Worship