Directory of Hermeneutics Resources

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Hermeneutics is the science and methodology of interpreting the Bible. It is a word used by clergy and serious Bible students. This category will contain sites which deal with the scholarly, methodological interpretation of Scripture. It will not contain sites for children or the general public.

Subcategories

• Bible Typology and Symbolism

Resources in This Category

• A Guide to Biblical Exegesis

  http://post.queensu.ca/~rsa/Exegesis_Guide.htm
  Class syllabus by Richard Ascough, Queen's Theological College.

• Basics of Bible Interpretation

  http://www.raystedman.org/leadership/smith/
  Book by Bob Smith (HTML) covering interpretive principles and processes, figurative language, Biblical languages, and structural analysis.

• Bible Interpretation

  http://www.bible-interpretation.com/
  Basic introduction to Hermeneutics.

• Dictionary of Socio-Rhetorical Terms

  http://www.religion.emory.edu/faculty/robbins/SRI/defns/
  Definitions of most of the major terms and concepts used by Socio-Rhetorical Criticism (and related fields) as well as short descriptions of the "textures" that make up a religious text.

• Explaining Hermeneutics

  http://www.kulikovskyonline.net/hermeneutics/csbh.htm
  Excellent commentary on The Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics Articles of Affirmation and Denial. (Dr. Norman L. Geisler)

• Inspiration, Authority and Interpretation

  http://www.kulikovskyonline.net/hermeneutics/inspirat.htm
  Guidelines for sound biblical interpretation.

• Interpretation - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

  http://www.studylight.org/enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T4633
  The science of interpretation is generally known as hermeneutics, while the practical application of the principles of this science is exegesis. (Studylight.org)

• Issues in Hermeneutics

  http://www.prca.org/articles/issues_in_hermeneutics.html
  Articles from the Protestant Reformed Theological Journal by Herman C. Hanko.

• Modern Hermeneutics: Legitimate Contrasted with Illegitimate

  http://www.themoorings.org/doctrine/issues/hermeneutics/intent.html
  Illegitimate hermeneutics improperly limits a Bible text to a single meaning consistent with the human author's prior knowledge. This is the first in a series of studies.

• New Testament Gateway: Hermeneutics

  http://www.ntgateway.com/tools-and-resources/hermeneutics/
  An annotated gateway to useful resource pages on religion, theology and the Bible on the internet, a section in the New Testament Gateway by Dr Mark Goodacre, Department of Theology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

• Quodlibet: Biblical Interpretation

  http://www.quodlibet.net/articles/odendaal-interpretation.shtml
  Article by John Odendaal surveys some of the factors involved in interpreting Biblical texts. Includes bibliography.

• Rules of Interpretation

  http://www.biblicalresearch.info/page7.html
  Series of study guides to understanding and applying basic principles of Biblical hermeneutics.

• Scripture Twisting Methods

  http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b03.html
  In the book "Scripture Twisting," James Sire has a chapter devoted to each of the methods. Includes a summary.

• The Catholic Encyclopedia: Hermeneutics

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07271a.htm
  An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia

• The Eight Rules of Bible Interpretation

  http://www.apologeticsindex.org/b02.html
  "...the Eight Rules of Interpretation used by legal experts for more than 2500 years."

• The Holy Spirit and Hermeneutics

  http://bible.org/article/holy-spirit-and-hermeneutics/
  A preliminary attempt at articulating the role of the Holy Spirit in relation to the interpretation of Scripture. By Daniel B. Wallace, Ph.D.

• The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

  http://www.iep.utm.edu/
  Draws from public domain sources for both its classic philosophical e-texts collection and for portions of some articles. James Fieser, Ph.D., general editor.

 

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