Concept
Biblical hermeneutics
Overview
Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics, which involves the study of principles of interpretation, both theory and methodology, for all nonverbal and verbal communication forms. While Jewish and Christian biblical hermeneutics have some overlap and dialogue, they have distinctly separate interpretative traditions.
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Philosophers who discussed Biblical hermeneutics
Related ideas
- Erasmus
- Grammar
- René Girard
- Hans-Georg Gadamer
- Judeo-Christian
- Friedrich Schleiermacher
- Valentinianism
- Orthodox Judaism
- Philology
- Text (literary theory)
- Protestantism
- Exegesis
- Biblical canon
- Second Vatican Council
- Renaissance humanism
- Hebrew Bible
- Talmud
- Theology
- Age of Enlightenment
- Church Fathers
- Lorenzo Valla
- Martin Heidegger
- Genre
- Catholic Encyclopedia
Place in the tradition
Part of French philosophy.