Overview: The Big Picture

Question 1

General or Special Hermeneutics?

Principles of interpretation that essentially relate to the entire biblical text.

Answer 1

General Hermeneutics

Question 2

General or Special Hermeneutics?

Covers issues related to the interpretation of various distinct genres of scripture (narrative, poetry, prophecy, parables, etc)

Answer 2

Special Hermeneutics

Question 3

General or Special Hermeneutics?

Includes historical/cultural contextual studies, grammatical and syntactical context studies, issues on the nature of biblical revelation, theological traditions, the NT’s relationship & use of the OT, etc.

Answer 3

General Hermeneutics (p. 13)

Question 4

General or Special Hermeneutics?

Here, we address building a bridge between ‘then and there’ (their town) and ‘here and now’ (our town).

Answer 4

General Hermeneutics (p. 13)