Principles Of Hermeneutics Flashcards
(21 cards)
In its technical meaning, hermeneutics is often defined as the ______________ and art of Biblical _____________.
Science
Interpretation
T/F: Hermeneutics is considered a science because it has rules, and these rules can be classified in an orderly system.
True
Why is Hermeneutics considered a science?
It has rules and the rules can be classified in an orderly system.
True/False: General Hermeneutics is the study of those rules governing interpretation of portions of the Bible History and Geography
False
Portions of the Bible should be entire Biblical text
T/F: Special Hermeneutics is the study of those rules that apply to specific genres., such as parables, allegories, types, and prophecy
True
Special Hermeneutics is the study of which types of scripture
Parables
Allegories
Types
Prophecy
General Hermeneutics is the study of rules governing which types of scriptures?
Entire Biblical History
Geography
Name the obstacles to spontaneous understanding of the original meaning of the message, when interpreting Scripture?
- Historical gap caused by time separating original writers from contemporary readers
- Cultural gap resulting from differences between Hebrews or 1st C Mediterranean world and contemporary one
- Philosophical gap caused by varying views of life and circumstances and the nature of the universe differ among cultures
- Linguistic gap caused by variations of Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and present day languages
T/F: According to the author, the view of inspiration traditionally held by historic Christianity is that God worked through the personalities of the Biblical writers in such a way that, without suspending their personal styles of expression or freedom, what they produced was literally “God-breathed” as mentioned in 2 Timothy 3:16
True
T/F: Based on such verses as 2 Timothy 3:16 and 2 Peter 1:21, the traditional Christian view is that the Bible communicates objective, propositional truth.
True
T/F: In the study of scripture, the tack of the exegete is to determine as closely as possible “what a passage means to me” rather than what God meant in a particular passage.
False
“What God meant” instead of “what this means to me”
T/F: The debate of “sensus plenior” (whether scripture has a fuller sense that that intended by the human author) has been debated for centuries.
True
Identify the obstacles to spontaneous understanding of the original meaning of the message when interpreting scripture.
Historical gap
Cultural gap
Philosophical gap
Linguistic gap
What was Jesus’ attitude regarding the inerrancy of scripture?
- He treated events on OT as historical facts
- He chose narratives that modern critics find unacceptable such as Noah and Jonah
- He used OT scripture as pertinent and sufficient evidence against scribes and Pharisees
- Taught that nothing can pass from law until all has been fulfilled
- He used scriptures as a rebuttal to Satan’s temptations
T/F: according to the author, “Of the 39 books in the OT only 9 are not referenced in the NT”
True
In Augustine’s book on Christian Doctrine list the basic rules for exposition of scripture.
The interpreter must possess a genuine Christian faith
Verse should be studied in context not in isolation from the verses around it
Significance adheres to biblical numbers
The task of the expositor is to understand the meaning of the author, not to bring his own meaning to the text
T/F: Martin Luther did not believe that faith and Spirits illumination were prerequisites for an interpreter of the Bible
False
He did believe this
T/F: “scripture interprets scripture” was a favorite phrase of John Calvin, which alluded to the importance he placed on studying the context, grammar, word, and parallel passages rather than imparting one’s own meaning
True
Pietism arose as a reaction to the dogmatic often bitter exegesis of the confessional period. It’s teachers and their teaching called for…
An end to needless controversy
A return to mutual concern and good works
A better Bible knowledge, and better spiritual training for ministers
T/F: Rationalism is not the philosophical position of accepting reason as the only authority for determining ones opinions or course of action
False
This is the position
T/F: Rationalism in philosophy the basis for liberalism in theology
True
