Biblical hermeneutics

1. The interpretation of modern religion has four conversation partners that interplay to create what we know as theology today. The first conversation partner is tradition. Tradition comes from the latin word tradere meaning “to hand down”. Tradition helps provide a strong base for faith to form by providing consistency based on what has been done in the past. At the core of tradition is the Bible. The Bible has been around for centuries and provides directions for the Christian community in…

This is all done while still maintaining a personal biblical worldview. Those who follow the Allies model understand that, as a result of sin, every individual’s worldview is flawed (Johnson, 2010). For that reason, it is more beneficial to use and compare diverse worldviews when working towards truth. As…

Introduction To write an exegesis we first have to understand what an exegesis is. According to Merriam-Webster dictionary an exegesis is defined as: “an explanation or critical interpretation of a text.” Now that we understand what an exegesis is trying to complete we can go ahead and do research on a passage of our choosing. For this paper I decided to choose the passage Jonah 4. In this paper we will start off at looking at the context of the passage and then we will do two different…

Testament verifies typology as a legitimate form of biblical interpretation. (see 1 Cor. 5:7; John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19) But what of typology in the Old Testament not officially sanctioned by the New Testament writers? Many types of Christ found in the Old Testament are not specifically cited in the New Testament. Joseph, son of Jacob, is a classic example. Any internet search of Joseph/typology will give plenteous prolepses of Christ. The same hermeneutic that applies to types of Christ, may…

The conflict between the Christians and the Jesus Seminar has been an ongoing struggle since 1985. The Jesus Seminar, founded by Robert Funk, originated in 1985 as around 70 biblical scholars set out to determine the legitimacy of Jesus’ sayings (Dart). The Seminar focused on the historicity of Jesus using the best methods of science and literary criticism as it pertains to the Bible. Funk believed that the gospel writers had made Jesus into a “larger than life” figure in order to satisfy their…