Presuppositions And Preunderstanding

As for presuppositions it is not what we bring to the table that form our presuppositions. The fact is we as Homo-sapiens have our own presuppositions. Because of such presuppositions are made based on how we were raised or what we have been taught. These things can be by conscious effort or through our subconscious. [1] Being layman as we read the Bible it is difficult to lay aside these preconceived notions about what a text does or does not say. A presuppositions or foundational belief are those things that we assume.[2] These assumptions are the lens or the perspective in which we read the Gospel from.
Preunderstanding has many similarities to the idea of presuppositions; however, preunderstanding is the basis for where we begin.[3] It can be our background knowledge or understanding that can lend to interpreting the text. For instance, when my wife hear a scripture, or a sermon she think of it in a way that sounds best to her. I can hear the same scripture, or sermon and off the bat I'm flooded with thoughts, and begin to formulate a sermon within my head. …show more content…
In our view, biblical interpretation succeeds, first, when it enables modern readers to understand the meaning of the original biblical texts-the meaning the people at the time the texts’ composition (author, editor, audience, readers) would have most likely understood-and only then seeks its significance for Christians