Hermeneutic(s) ( Reading Programs in Theology)

Authors

Martin H. Scharlemann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

10-1-1968

Document Type

Article

Keywords

biblical hermeneutics, interpretation, existentialist, fuchs, hermeneutics, historical, parable

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

The ancient Greeks called him Hermes. In their view of things he had the job of communicating what the gods on Olympus might want men to know and what human beings, in turn, hoped to bring to the attention of their several divinities. His name therefore went into the making of the word "hermeneutics," which was first used to designate the art of getting one's message across to others and only later began to be applied to the formal study of the rules and principles governing the task of interpretation.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Matthew 16:15; Matthew 20:1-16; Acts 22:10;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Scharlemann, Martin H. (1968) "Hermeneutic(s) ( Reading Programs in Theology)," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 39, Article 61.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol39/iss1/61