Hermeneutics & Homiletics 1 Hermeneuo – “To interpret or give the sense of” • Greek hermeneia 1 Corinthians 12:10: . . .to another the interpretation of tongues. • Nehemiah 8:6-8: So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 2 The Science and Art of Proper Biblical Interpretation 3 “To pull out Exegesis the meaning of” 4 “To put a Eisegesis meaning into” 5 2Pe 3:15-16 KJV(15) And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;(16) As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 2Co 2:17 KJV(17) For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. 6 KJV: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. NASB: Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. 7 Approach Study Attitude to shew thyself approved unto God, Judgment a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, Method rightly dividing the word of truth 8 Observation • What does it say? Interpretation • What does it mean? Application • What does it mean to me? 9 Culture • The study of a people’s manners and customs Geography • The study of a geographical area and its impact on our understanding Biblical Languages • The study of the Hebrew and Greek languages History • The background and history of a people 10
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