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Download Solution PDFThe term 'Hermeneutics' is drawn from
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Download Solution PDFHermeneutics is the study and application of interpretation, which entails a rationally supported understanding.
Key Points
Hermeneutics:
- It describes a theory of understanding as well as a corpus of historically varied strategies for interpreting texts, objects, and concepts.
- It deals with making the incomprehensible, understandable and communicative.
- The practice of interpretation particularly the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts.
- Hermeneutics was initially used to interpret or exegete the Bible.
Thus, the term 'Hermeneutics' is drawn from theology.
Additional Information
- The history of hermeneutics spans eras, methodologies, and all of the humanities, social sciences, and even natural sciences disciplines.
- It has now been expanded to include concerns of general interpretation.
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