Hermeneutics 1

Hermeneutical Ideas

What does the text say? 2 Tim. 3:16-17 (God intentionally chose the words He used)

What does the text mean? 2 Pet. 1:20-21 (God intended certain meaning behind those words, meaning that anyone is capable of grasping)

Hermeneutics consists of studying:

Context

Historical - Acts 16 (Paul uses Roman Citizenship)

Logical - Galatians (Sanctification comes by faith - developed logically)

Rhetorical or compositional patterns - Ps. 136

Grammar analysis

Verbs - Acts 20:28 (Note what each person is doing, trinitarian verse)

Nouns - John 1:1 (John connects Jesus with OT scripture using nouns)

Prepositions, particles, and clauses - Php. 2:5-8 (Paul builds his idea using clauses)

Semantics

Lexical fallacy

Root fallacy

Misuse of etymology

Misuse of subsequent meaning

One-meaning fallacy

Misuse of parallels

Disjunctive Fallacy

Word Fallacy

Ignoring the context

Syntax

Figures of speech

Emotive language

Propositional structures

Historical and cultural backgrounds

Geography

Politics

Economics

Military and war

Culture

Religion

Sociology

Background material

Genre

OT Law

Narrative

Poetry

Wisdom

Prophecy

Apocalypse

Parable

Epistle