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HermeneuticsLesson 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!
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.
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.
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 theshower."
"If you swallow Drano, do not induce vomiting."
"Do not pass 'Go,' do not collect $200."
Significance: How the reader responds to the meaning of the
text.
Subject Matter: The content, or “stuff” talked
about in the text, and the areas of
knowledge alluded to in the text.
Remember! Don’t confuse subject matter
with meaning! The subject matter = the
details used to make the point, the meaning IS the
point.
Understanding: The correct mental grasp of the author’s meaning.”
"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
Interpretation: The verbal or written expression of a reader’s
understanding of a text.
Mental Acts: The inner emotional or mental experiences the author went through while
writing the text.
Norms of Language: The range of meaning allowed by the words
(verbal symbols) of a text:
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."
Norms of Utterance: The specific meaning the author has given to a word, phrase,
sentence, etc. in a text.
pot boil
hit
tank case
blank
rangepole
train
parthead
playshort
Context: The willed meaning that an author
gives to the literary materials surrounding
his text.faoieonsvo aeoa;o joai j;o aij;aijao fd iaodjo a;info;ai hj;adifnanvjcvier ytihdfvjndowhrgaionvannavoia orega For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. nvoiheoaonaoaeia;ajanvboue oanodvinaodivnoaid jvbnaueboa ndgjnaugbaobgaeb aloeuncvaotyha
Literary Genre: The literary form used by the
author and the rules governing that form.
Poetry History
Didactic
Apocalyptic
Law