Rules of Interpretation

Rules of Interpretation

A worthwhile read from the President of the Minnesota Baptist Association

Excerpt:

The Bible must be interpreted to be understood in order to be proclaimed. The simplest Hermeneutical statement is that theology must result from a Grammatico/Historical/Cultural interpretation. The application of the rules of biblical interpretation is known as exegesis.

Exegesis; the application of the laws of interpretation to arrive at the exact concept or idea God intends to convey. (Exegesis makes an analysis. Theology correlates these analyses. Exegesis relates the meanings of text. Theology interrelates those meanings.)