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Repentance, Prayer and End Time: Christian Jargon in Crisis?

GUIDELINES FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF A BIBLICAL TEXT

Hermeneutics Comes from a Greek word hermeneuein, which means express, explain, interpret or bring to understanding. Hermeneutics is understood as science and art of interpretation. ·         Interpretation is not new thing but perception is important. ·         Hermeneutics is all about understanding, which comes from interpretation. To know the meaning we need to know the realities and phenomena. Daiel J Adams “Hermeneutics is investigation and determination of rules and principles which guides in interpretation of scripture.” Hermeneutics is theory or methodology of scriptural interpretation. Exegesis is the process by which one determines the meaning of the text. Exegesis - careful investigation of the original meaning of texts in their historical and literary contexts; the English word comes from a Greek verb meaning "to lead out of" (Greek " ex " = "out"; " agein " = "to lead/go/draw"); t