Hermeneutics
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Hermeneutics is the study of the methodological principles of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. As necessary, hermeneutics ma
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Wilhelm Dilthey
Hans-Georg Gadamer
Hermes, messenger of the gods
Exegesis
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Exegesis is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text. The term is traditionally applied to the interpretation of Biblical works. In modern usage, exegesis can involve critical interpretation
Hermeneutics
…has been broadly applied in the humanities, especially in law, history and theology. Hermeneutics was initially applied to the interpretation, or exegesis, of scripture, and has been later broadened to questions of general interpretation. The terms hermeneutics and exegesis are sometimes used interchangeably…
An English-language Bible open to the Book of Isaiah
Strauss's study of philosophy and political discourses produced by the Islamic civilization—especially those of Al-Farabi (shown here) and Maimonides—was instrumental in the development of his theory of reading.