Questions tagged [grammatical-historical]
The historical-grammatical interpretation method involves attempting to discover the author's intent in a biblical passage by studying its grammar, syntax, literary genre, and textual and historical context.
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What is the "Grammatical Historical Approach" to hermeneutics?
BH seems to be divided into several different approaches. What is the Grammatical Historical Approach and what are the primary ways that it differs from other modern approaches?
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What is the difference between historical-grammatical and historical criticism?
The historical-grammatical method and historical criticism are both hermeneutical approaches seeking to uncover the original meaning of the text.
What is the difference between the two?
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What is "Regula Fidei"?
What is "Regula Fidei" and is this principle of interpretation considered obsolete by those who practice the Grammatical Historical approach to hermeneutics or does it survive in some form?
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Redaction criticism and grammatical-historical hermeneutics
It appears that redaction criticism can be viewed either positively or negatively by proponents of a grammatical-historical hermeneutic (see this article)? What are the primary arguments for and ...
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In the Peshitta, what is the difference between the original word translated "Sabbath" and that translated "week?"
In Matthew 28:1 of the Aramaic Peshitta text, the word translated "Sabbath" and the word translated "week" appear similar but with slight variation.
Does anyone know what the significance is of the "...
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What sort of "slave" is Paul referring to in 1 Corinthians 7:21-23?
Paul writes the following in his first letter to the Corinthian church:
Were you called while a slave? Do not worry about it; but if you are able also to become free, rather do that. For he who was ...
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What is the logic used in Romans 7:1-2 to help us know our relationship with the Law?
Romans 7:1-2 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know
the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he
liveth? 2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the ...
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Are the Isaiah 16:2 's "daughters of Moab" reference the same as the "outcasts" in Isaiah 16:3 & Isaiah 16:4?
Just a follow-up question spawned out of (Isa 16:4) Are the refugees Moabites Or Israelites? ( & contextual consequences of choosing each translation & conjunctional phrases involved)?
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(Isa 16:4) Are the refugees Moabites Or Israelites? ( & contextual consequences of choosing each translation & conjunctional phrases involved)?
(Remotely Related: Are the Isaiah 16:2 's "daughters of Moab" reference the same as the "outcasts" in Isaiah 16:3 & Isaiah 16:4? )
It may seem that this posting has too ...
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