Scriptural
hermeneutics, or biblical hermeneutics, simply
refers to methods in which we interpret the Bible. Several
different models for interpretation have been born, including the historical-grammatical model,
the Dispensational model, the Covenantal model, the New-Covenantal model, and many others (
Hermeneutics").
According to Martin C.
Albi in his book Reason, Faith, and Tradition: Explorations in Catholic
Theology, theologian and philosopher Paul Ricoeur argued
that a problem exists with respect to biblical
interpretation through the modern worldview. The essential problem is that the
biblical text means something different to the modern reader than it would to the
"prescientific reader." Ricoeur classifies this problem using what he terms the
"hermeneutical circle." His circle simply poses the
problem that "we must understand in order to believe, but we must believe in order to
understand" (p. 63). According to Albi, Riceour also proposed two
stages through which a modern reader
can...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Based on Martin C. Albi's book Reason, Faith, and Tradition: Explorations in Catholic Theology, what are scriptural hermeneutics? What is the...
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