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Hermeneutics Lesson III Defining Some Terms

Hermeneutics Lesson III Defining Some Terms. Meaning: that pattern of meaning the author willed to convey to the reader by the words he used . I hate sweet potatoes!.

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Hermeneutics Lesson III Defining Some Terms

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  1. HermeneuticsLesson IIIDefining Some Terms

  2. Meaning: that pattern of meaning the author willed to convey to the reader by the words he used.

  3. I hate sweet potatoes!

  4. Implications: those meanings of a text about which the author was unaware or did not specifically mention, but nevertheless fall with the pattern of meaning he willed.

  5. Be not drunk with wine...(Eph. 5:18) LSD GIN POT Corn Mash Paul's specific prohibition concerning abusing wine certainly goes beyond wine. The implications would include other mind altering substances not specifically mentioned, but nonetheless fit within the pattern of meaning he willed.

  6. Invalid implications would be those that do not fit the broad principle by Paul concerning wine and drunkenness. "Don't drive your car too fast." "Don't flush the toilet when some- one is in the shower." "If you swallow Drano, do not induce vomiting." "Do not pass 'Go,' do not collect $200."

  7. Significance: How the reader responds to the meaning of the text.

  8. Subject Matter: The content, or “stuff” talked about in the text, and the areas of knowledge alluded to in the text.

  9. Remember! Don’t confuse subject matter with meaning! The subject matter = the details used to make the point, the meaning IS the point.

  10. Understanding: The correct mental grasp of the author’s meaning.”

  11. "Truth" in John 14:6 John 14:6 Gospel of John John's other writings (I, II, III John, Revelation) New Testament Old Testament Greek (LXX) Old Testament Hebrew Early Church Fathers

  12. Interpretation: The verbal or written expression of a reader’s understanding of a text.

  13. Mental Acts: The inner emotional or mental experiences the author went through while writing the text.

  14. Norms of Language: The range of meaning allowed by the words (verbal symbols) of a text:

  15. Hermeneutics according to Humpty Dumpty "There's glory for you!" "I don't know what you mean by 'glory'," Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. "Of course you don't - till I tell you. I meant 'there's a nice knockdown argument for you!" "But glory doesn't mean a 'nice knockdown argument'," Alice objected. "When I use a word, "Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less." "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that is all."

  16. Norms of Utterance: The specific meaning the author has given to a word, phrase, sentence, etc. in a text. boil train pot range pole hit head part blank case tank play short

  17. Context: The willed meaning that an author gives to the literary materials surrounding his text. faoieonsvoaeoa;ojoaij;oaij;aijaofdiaodjoa;info;aihj;adifnanvjcvierytihdfvjndowhrgaionvannavoiaoregaFor God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. nvoiheoaonaoaeia;ajanvboueoanodvinaodivnoaidjvbnaueboandgjnaugbaobgaebaloeuncvaotyha

  18. Literary Genre: The literary form used by the author and the rules governing that form. Poetry History Apocalyptic Law Didactic

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