Intro to Hermeneutics (Updated)

authorially intended meaning

the lesson the author wants the reader to learn

authoritative (as a trait of scripture)

the biblical text and its message is to be heeded

big question (of a book)

the problem or dilemma that the book is addressing

deduction

understanding a book or part of a by focusing on its big picture or general categories

effective history

the history of interpretations that influenced later readers

eisegesis

interpreting by inserting an outside meaning into biblical text

exegesis

interpreting by drawing out the meaning from a biblical text

general revelation

revelation that is available to all people in all generations that proves unable to draw men to salvation

historiography

the writing of human historical events into a meaningful text that interprets the events it describes

illumination (regarding a biblical book)

the work of the Holy Spirit to help readers understand, interpret, and heed the biblical text's message

induction

understanding a book or part of a book by focusing on its details and particulars

inerrant (as a trait of scripture)

the biblical text has no errors

infallible (as a trait of scripture)

the biblical text will not lead you astray

inference

a conclusion drawn by a reader based on evidence and reasoning

inspiration (of a biblical book)

God's superintending activity to ensure that the writing of the biblical text reflects His voice and HIs character. It makes the text both human and divine.

linguistics

the study of languages and its structures with sub-disciplines including morphology, phonology, semantics, grammar, and syntax

main message

the primary lesson that the author intends for the reader that resolves the big question or primary problem the book addresses

mimesis

the process whereby an author can mimic or represent his experienced reality, even his perception and interpretation of what was, in a particular medium, such as a book, to a reader

mimesis 1

a person experiences an event and (unconsciously) records it into his memory

EVENT to MEMORY

mimesis 2

a person take an event from his memory and consciously and deliberately records it into his book

MEMORY to TEXT

mimesis 3

another person consciously and deliberately reads the text and (unconsciously) records the event into his own memory

TEXT to MEMORY

perspective (in the making of a biblical book)

a person's point of view towards life and experience that shows up in how they understand reality especially in all three phases of mimesis

philology

pre-cursor to the science of linguistics that uses painstaking textual analysis of (primarily) old, written texts

reader response (aspect of interpretation)

an interpretive approach that grants the reader to define the meaning of the text being read

special revelation

direct revelation of God that is needed to find life with God by grace through faith primarily through encountering God's word or in encountering God's saving events

sufficient (as a trait of scripture)

the biblical text and its message are capable of communicating how to worship God in any and every situation

textual outline (aspect of interpretation)

an organized presentation of a book's message that divides the text into major and minor units, following the design pf the text's surface structure, and helps a reader discover its message

textual argument (aspect of interpretation)

a synthesis of how the parts of a text work together to create meaning by how the juxtaposed big parts relate to each other to advance the book's message from its problem and solution

textual spine (aspect of interpretation)

the significant repetitions at the beginning and ending a book that create a conversation and comparison of the most important aspects of the book, especially drawing the reader to its problem and solution

textual strings (aspect of interpretation)

significant repetitions within and across a book or its parts that create a conversation and comparison of different sections of the book

Transjective

Transcending the distinction between subjective and objective