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Three Elements of Interpretation

Dive deep into the realms of interpretation, unraveling the essence of voice transmission, translation experiences, and emotional connections within language. Explore the author's world, understanding the hermeneutical distance between text and experience. Discover the historical, allegorical, and existential layers, bridging obedience and understanding through the hermeneutical lens. Reflect on conscious versus unconscious hermeneutics and how interpretation clarifies textual meanings. Embrace the complexities of interpreting and telling stories, revealing clarifications through a mindful approach. Engage with the text by questioning its essence, making observations, and marking up the words to reveal the hidden gems of interpretation.

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Three Elements of Interpretation

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  1. Three Elements of Interpretation VoiceTransmissionTranslation Experience Emotion Language Author Understanding Distance Hermeneutical Distance Text Experience Emotion HistoricalAllegoricalExistential Obedience Herm. Lens Interpreter Telling

  2. Clarifications • Conscious vs. Unconscious hermeneutics he • Hermeneutics doesn’t solve all your • exegetical problems • My own convictions about the Bible

  3. My Convictions About the Bible: • It is the Word of God. Therefore: – Understandable – Life’s Guide – Revelation of Himself 2. Inspired. Therefore: – flawless – Truth – Lovely H 3. Study is the Highest form of Worship

  4. Project #1 • Make a list of questions about your text. Don’t merely rephrase the text but interrogate it. Who, what, where, when, why, how. • Make a list of observations about your text. Note especially cause and effect, reasoning, structure, tone, comparisons, relationships. • Mark up your text to reflect the Q & O of the text. Make a visual diagram of your interrogation including lines, comments, etc. Axiom #1: A pencil and paper is a mental crowbar.

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