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I. Introduction:
(Ramm, pp. 1-22; Berkhof, pp. 11-13; Mickelsen, pp. 3-19)
a) definition; b) importance
c) who is able to do sound hermeneutics?
II. The History of Hermeneutics:
(Ramm, pp. 23-92; Berkhof, pp.14-39; Mickelsen, pp.20-53)
Plus: early rabbinic exegesis; 1st, 2nd, 3rd-5th centuries
(medieval period - middle ages); the reformation period;
post-reformation period (1500's-1700's);
modern period, part 1 (1800's-1900's) (focus on errors)
(1800's-1900's) (focus on errors)
III. Reformed Hermeneutics:
Foundational Presuppositions:
(Ramm, Pages 93-113, 195-214; Berkhof,
Pages 40-66; Mickelsen, Pages 80-98)
a) God endowed man w/ability to properly interpret
b) fall imposed necessity for hermeneutical study
c) redemption restores man's ability to interpret
d) inspiration provides an objective record of God's Word
e) sound interpretation demands that men acknowledge
the theanthropic nature of God's inscripturated Word
Scripture is:
1) The Word of Men:
IV. Grammatical (Literal) Interpretation:
(Ramm, pp. 113-148; Berkhof, pp.
113-132; Mickelsen, pp. 159-177)
Considerations: original languages,
words (etymology: benefits & dangers).
usage; context; LXX; synonyms; lexicography:
a) individual languages
b) individual words
c) structural syntax
d) five contexts
a) the particular book; b) the particular author;
c) the particular testament; d) the entire Bible;
e) the literary genre (part 1)
e) the literary genre (part 2)
V. Historical/Cultural Interpretation:
(Ramm, pp. 149-162; Berkhof, pp.
113-132; Mickelsen, pages 159-177)
a) Introductory Explanation (end of Lecture 12):
b) The preacher's task c) the specific elements
d) the important tools e) thorny difficulties (begining)
e) thorny difficulties (conclusion)
f) binding revelation vs. non-binding cultural forms
Scripture is:
2) The Word of God:
VI. Theological Interpretation:
(Ramm, pages 163-184; Berkhof,
pages 133-40, pages 157-66)
Theological interpretation, Part 1a (end of lecture 14):
a) general perspectives (begining)
Theological interpretation, Part 1b:
a) general perspectives (conclusion):
Theological interpretation, Part 2a:
necessity; its position; justification; unavoidability
b) cardinal principles:
logical inferences; unity of Biblical books;
harmony of Biblical message
analogy of faith; authority of a text; misc. issues
VII. Special Hermeneutics:
a) Typology
(Ramm, 215-240; Berk., 140-148; Mklsen, 236-279)
b) parables; c) prophesy
(Ramm, pp. 276-288; Mickelsen, pages 199-235 /
Ramm, 241-275; Berk., 148-157; Mklsen, 280-305)
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