General Hermeneutics

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General Hermeneutics

• G Art Send years (?)
  gt Receive
• E Music
• N Theater
  Understanding Gap
• E Law
  Language
• R History
  Culture
• A Poetry
  Geographical
• L Literature
  History
• 
  
• Communicator
  Recipient
• (Frame of Reference)
  (Frame of Reference)
  

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Bible Hermeneutics

• (Hermeneutics Bridge)
• Inspiration years (?) Exegesis
• Linguistic
• Human Writers Cultural
  Theology
• Geographical
• Revelation Historical
  Illumination
• ( G A P )
  
• Truth Frame of Reference Frame
  of Reference Truth
  
• (Infinite, Eternal, Omniscient) (Finite,
  Temporal, Limited)
• GOD (Sender) (Receiver) MAN

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• B. tools
• process
• C. Canonology
• Historical Criticism
• Textual Criticism
• Hermeneutics
• Exegesis
• Biblical Theology

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• (The Infallible Materials) (The
  Use of Materials) (The Results)
• Canonology Gods
  Hermeneutics Exposition
• Historical Criticism Word Exegesis
  Preaching
• Textual Criticism Biblical
  Theology Teaching
• D. Reasons for Church Division
• hermeneutics
• interpretation application
• uniform
• never
• E. 1. Three types of interpreters Legal,
  False, True

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• True
• Note Balance between H.S. (spiritual)
• and personal effort
  (intellectual)
• F. Methods of Interpretation.
• 1. Allegorical
• 2. Mystical
• 3. Devotional
• 4. Rationalistic
• 5. Literal

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The Context GroupThe Context PrincipleThe
First Mention PrincipleThe Comparative Mention
PrincipleThe Progressive Mention PrincipleThe
Complete Mention Principle
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The Context Principle

• Bible
• Testament
• Book
• Chapter
• Passage
• Vs.

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B. First 1. subject Key Gateway Guide
First Link Seed
GENESIS (Sea) 64 streams
(books) Revelation (Sea) Seed
Eccles. 17 Full Tree
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• B.
• 2. six major areas
• Principles
• Events
• Symbols
• OT Persons NT
• Places
• Prophecy
• GENESIS (Sea) 64 streams (books)
  REVELATION (Sea)
• Seed Eccles. 17 Full Tree

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• Genesis covers 40 of human history
• Exodus
• Genesis 500 1000 2000
• 2500 yrs.
• 40
  60

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First Mention Principle

• The Sea 64 Streams
  The Sea
• Genesis Beginnings Revelation Ultimates
• Creation (ch. 1)
  Redemption
• Vs. 1 Heaven/Earth 211 New Heaven/Earth
• Vs. 3 Light/Darkness 2123 Lamb/Light
• Vs. 11 Grass/Trees 87 1/3 Grass/Trees
• Vs. 14-16 Sun/Moon/Stars 812 1/3
  Sun/Moon/Stars
• Vs. 20-21 Birds/Fish 88 1/3 Sea Life
• 1917 Fowls of the air
• Vs. 24-31 1st man created 1911-21 Last man
  (Jesus)
• 1st beast destroys last beast

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The Devil

• First Mention Genesis 31
• Observation
• -more subtle than any beast of the field Vs. 1
• -questioner of Gods Word Vs. 1
• -contradicter of Gods Word Vs. 4-5
• -liar Vs. 4-5
• -deceiver tempter
• -destroyed Eves life
• -on the earth in the garden
• Confirmation 1 Peter 58
• -he is an adversary
• -as a lion
• -walking about
• -seeking a prey to devour
• Interpretation
• The devil is against us looking to catch us off
  guard through subtle temptation deception that
  would bring a contradiction in our lives
• to Gods ways and thus devour us.

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C. Comparative 1. discrepancy 2. parables D.
Progressive 1. added details 2. extension
part 3. one E. Complete 1. total ultimate
end 2. leaven 3. sin
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The Divine Program GroupThe Election
PrincipleThe Covenantal PrincipleThe
Ethnic-Division Mention PrincipleThe
Chronometrical PrincipleThe Dispensations
RedefinedThe Breach Principle
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F. Election 1. time eternity
foreknowledge 3. nature Essential Moral
govern 4. foreknowledge predestination a.
knowledge b. see c. tell d.
ordained e. Election f. determined g.
destination
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F. Election (contd) 5. Time P
Jacob, Moses, David, Cyrus, Paul N
Pharoah, Saul, King Neb, Judas 6. Eternity
a. he was under no obligation to elect
anyone for eternity. b. grace c.
merits d. accept
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F. Election (contd) 6. Eternity f.
nature fathers
ISAAC ESAU JACOB
AMALEK ISRAEL AGAG
HAMAN ESTHER
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F. Election (contd) 6. Eternity g.
eternity Saul Moses h.
predestination G. Covenantal 1. to cut 2.
revocable irrevocable 3. words, blood,
seal Word to Us Work for Us Work in
Us
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H. Ethnic-Division 1. Appointed 2. Ethnic 3.
a. Israel b. Gentiles 4. Church Adamic
Stars
Noahic Dust/Sand
Abrahamic
Mosaic Gentile Israel
Church WILD GOOD
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I. Chronometrical 1. Periods
Divisions 3. Past Present Future 5.
greater 6. Dispensations Innocence Conscie
nce Government Promise Law Grace
Kingdom
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J. Breach 1. promise time K. Direct
Statement 3. When the literal sense makes sense,
seek no other sense. L. Christo-Centric M.
Double Reference
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The Figures of Speech GroupThe Symbolic
PrincipleThe Typical PrincipleThe Parabolic
PrincipleThe Allegorical PrincipleThe Numerical
Principle
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N. Symbolic 1. natural spiritual 2. thrown
together a. Lamp b. Lamb c. Thirteen
d. Nabal e. White f. East
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Rock
Christ Solidity
Stability
Strength
Foundation O. Typical shadow 1.
examples 3. prophetic 4. shadow
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N. Typical 6. Classification of
Types Demonstration Sold for Silver
Mediatorship
Gods Dwelling
Place Judgment on
Wickedness
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P. Parabolic 1. heavenly natural
spiritual 2. reveal conceal 3. moral
symbolic Mt.
1333 Resembles Corrupt Doctrine False
Church Subtlety, Deceptively Godhead
(Gen. 181-6) Pure Word The whole of
Christianity Corrupted by mixture
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Q. Allegorical 1. extended 2. allegory 3.
Character Factual Allegorical
Mosaic New 4. salt good
vine branches R.
Numerical 1. seal 2. symbolic
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S. Application one many 2. David
honors covenant Christs mercy on
us 3. consistent LION Kingship
Royalty
Boldness SERPENT Subtlety Wisdom
Cunning
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T. Moral 1. Indirect In History In
Poetry In Parables