Lesson 6 - Introduction To Hermeneutics – Lesson Review

Question 1

1. What is hermeneutics, and what does it focus on?

Answer 1

The science of interpretation. It focuses on what the text would have meant to the original audience.

Question 2

2. What is a major element in determining the context of a passage?

Answer 2

Historical criticism

Question 3

3. What is textual criticism?

Answer 3

The science of determining the original wording of Scripture.

Question 4

4. What does exegesis do?

Answer 4

Exegesis starts with the original intended meaning and works forward to the present day.

Question 5

5. What eisegesis, and why should it be avoided?

Answer 5

Eisegesis is reading a meaning into the text, it does not seek to understand what the text is actually saying but tries to force a particular interpretation onto the Scriptures.

Question 6

6. What is a theology?

Answer 6

The study of the words of God, or the doctrine of God.

Question 7

7. List five of the most common reasons that Scripture is misunderstood:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Answer 7

a. Not recognising the communication gap between you and original audience
b. Not recognising the different time periods and expectations
c. Not recognising the distinct covenants of Scripture
d. Not distinguishing between the different ethnic groups in Scripture
e. Not considering all the Bible has to say on a particular subject

Question 8

8. What three things separate us from the original meaning of Scripture?
   a.
   b.
   c.

Answer 8

a. Time
b. Language
c. Culture

Question 9

9. What is a parable?

Answer 9

A parable is the comparison of the natural and spiritual realms that reviews a spiritual truth.