Bible Hermeneutics

[JohnJanJean]

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GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION by John Paul Miller




RULE ONE: Work from the assumption that the Bible is authoritative.


RULE TWO: The Bible interprets itself; Scripture best explains Scripture.


1. Let the Bible be its own commentary.


2. The Bible’s obscure passages are to be interpreted in light of clear passages.



RULE THREE: Saving faith and the Holy Spirit are necessary for us to understand and properly interpret the Scriptures.



RULE FOUR: Interpret personal experience in light of Scripture and not Scripture in light of personal experience.



RULE FIVE: Biblical examples are authoritative only when supported by a command.



RULE SIX: The primary purpose of the Bible is to change our lives, not increase our knowledge.



RULE SEVEN: Each Christian has the right and responsibility to investigate and interpret the Word of God for himself.



RULE EIGHT: Church history is important but not decisive in the interpretation of Scripture.



GRAMMATICAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION



RULE ONE: Scripture has only one meaning and should be taken literally.



RULE TWO: Interpret words in harmony with their meaning in the times of the author.



RULE THREE: Interpret a word in relation to its sentence and context.



RULE FOUR: Interpret a passage in harmony with its context.



RULE FIVE: When an inanimate object is used to describe a living being, the statement may be considered figurative.



RULE SIX: When an expression is out of character with the thing described, the statement may be considered figurative.



RULE SEVEN: The principle parts and figures of a parable represent certain realities.






Consider only these principal parts and figures when drawing conclusions. I. Mark 4:1-2



Dodd's definition is that a parable "at its simplest. . . is a metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life, arresting the hearer by its vividness or strangeness, and leaving the mind in sufficient doubt about its precise application to rouse it into active thought.

[forester]

This is NOT a reliable standards. The principles stated above were not hermeneutic rules but a concrete assertion trying to promote the thoughts of its creator.

[brownprose]

This is NOT a reliable standards. The principles stated above were not hermeneutic rules but a concrete assertion trying to promote the thoughts of its creator.

agree...this form of hermeneutics (Rule 2) is typical to that of Sola Scriptura (Bible alone interprets) which is a generally adopted form of interpretation by fundamentalists. I don't necessarily or entirely use this method as sometimes it creates more problems during the interpretation. i will elaborate more on this later in the thread when i have the time.

forester...i believe your aptly qualified to also discuss this matter here...i will be waiting for your inputs

[JohnJanJean]

agree...this form of hermeneutics (Rule 2) is typical to that of Sola Scriptura (Bible alone interprets) which is a generally adopted form of interpretation by fundamentalists. I don't necessarily or entirely use this method as sometimes it creates more problems during the interpretation. i will elaborate more on this later in the thread when i have the time.

forester...i believe your aptly qualified to also discuss this matter here...i will be waiting for your inputs

kabasa naka sa libro ni calvin institutes of the christian religion? ang iya kay scripture interprets scripture. during the reformation gi tudlo na niya.

[tripwire]

RULE FIVE: Biblical examples are authoritative only when supported by a command.

There are people who are very strong to this and most of the time people call them as "the righteous one".

[IdontCare]

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION by John Paul Miller




RULE ONE: Work from the assumption that the Bible is authoritative.


RULE TWO: The Bible interprets itself; Scripture best explains Scripture.


1. Let the Bible be its own commentary.


2. The Bible’s obscure passages are to be interpreted in light of clear passages.



RULE THREE: Saving faith and the Holy Spirit are necessary for us to understand and properly interpret the Scriptures.



RULE FOUR: Interpret personal experience in light of Scripture and not Scripture in light of personal experience.



RULE FIVE: Biblical examples are authoritative only when supported by a command.



RULE SIX: The primary purpose of the Bible is to change our lives, not increase our knowledge.



RULE SEVEN: Each Christian has the right and responsibility to investigate and interpret the Word of God for himself.



RULE EIGHT: Church history is important but not decisive in the interpretation of Scripture.



GRAMMATICAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION



RULE ONE: Scripture has only one meaning and should be taken literally.



RULE TWO: Interpret words in harmony with their meaning in the times of the author.



RULE THREE: Interpret a word in relation to its sentence and context.



RULE FOUR: Interpret a passage in harmony with its context.



RULE FIVE: When an inanimate object is used to describe a living being, the statement may be considered figurative.



RULE SIX: When an expression is out of character with the thing described, the statement may be considered figurative.



RULE SEVEN: The principle parts and figures of a parable represent certain realities.






Consider only these principal parts and figures when drawing conclusions. I. Mark 4:1-2



Dodd's definition is that a parable "at its simplest. . . is a metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life, arresting the hearer by its vividness or strangeness, and leaving the mind in sufficient doubt about its precise application to rouse it into active thought.

Nice one, para makat-on ng obang tao diha nga pataka lang ug interpret ug scriptures.


pasagdi na lang ng oban diha MURAG mga sweto. Sus feeling sweto kaayo.

[IdontCare]

This is NOT a reliable standards. The principles stated above were not hermeneutic rules but a concrete assertion trying to promote the thoughts of its creator.

o naa nasab ning style nila, mo comment dayun hatag dayun ug ilang RAMBLINGS pero walay proof. tsk tsk! feeling sweto lagi.


Not a RELIABLE STANDARD? nya gusto ka motoo dayun mi anang imng gisulti? mura man ka ug fundamentalist pod. hehehehe.

mo accuse gani ka nga dili reliable standard dapat naa kay input kung nganu naka ingun ka ana. Paeta aning mga tawhana diri feeling mga bright kaau, Murag si SUNNY ,hehehe, bright kaau.

[brownprose]

kabasa naka sa libro ni calvin institutes of the christian religion? ang iya kay scripture interprets scripture. during the reformation gi tudlo na niya.

no i have not read that one...but that is not new in the hermeneutics circle. but the "scripture interpret scripture" principle is very limited as a hermeneutic/exegetical tool for me.

[forester]

Idontcare, kung wala gyud kay kasayuran kung unsay "hermeneutica", then feel free to adopt that one posted by JohnJanJean. Kung may kasayuran ka'g unsa na, then your only remedy is to reject. Palihug lang intawn, WALA NAY RECOGNITION SA PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY si John Paul Miller. Remember, Hermeneutics is a branch of philosophical enterprise.
Ang pinakalantip ug pinakabatid niining Hermeneutics mao si Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher niadtong 1768-1834. All acacedmicians [in letters and philosophy], including myself, uses the axioms and principles in the textbooks of Schleiermacher. WALAY BISAN USA DIDTO sa ilang basahon nga mikutlo niining mga panaghap ni John Paul Miller.
Sa akong philosophy classes [including hermeneutics], dili maoy tinudlo-an kining claseha sa biblical hermeneutics nga nalatid sa ibabaw. All best Catholic Universities [even it is a Christian institution] rejected that alleged Miller's rules.

About pasweto-sweto, dili ko pasweto-sweto ani dong - SWETO GYUD KAAYO KO INI, because this is my trade and my bread & butter.

I suggest nga mobasa ka about something on the thread before you participate rather than making an aimless comment just to show your sympathy to the thread maker. My apology for my statement, purely academics and nothing is personal.

[JohnJanJean]

no i have not read that one...but that is not new in the hermeneutics circle. but the "scripture interpret scripture" principle is very limited as a hermeneutic/exegetical tool for me.

dili na new part mao na ang principle nga gibasehan sauna pa. makaproduce ka og document nga nag ingon nga new na in hermeneutics? do you know the puritan divines? sila ang mga ang mga anak sa reformation. kibaw ka unsa ang ilang hermeneutic? sa asa man diay ka nga bible school? ang kasagarang protestant bible school diri are influenced man by the reformation and the puritans either directly or indirectly. unsa man nga bible school nga nag ingon nga new na? unsa man nga libro sa hermeneutics nga ingon nga bago na?