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[[Image:Bible.jpg|thumb|300px|A Latin Bible handwritten in 1407 AD.]] | [[Image:Bible.jpg|thumb|300px|A Latin [[Bible]] handwritten in 1407 AD.]] | ||
Hermeneutics is the science or practice of understanding text (theory of interpretation). Although there are secular applications, the term was used originally defined as the field of Biblical interpretation. The [[philosophy]] or methodology assumes the [[Bible]] remains as written, but that its interpretation changes between historical periods, across cultures, etc. It is a qualitative research tradition that uses these diverse experiences of people as a tool for understanding the social, cultural, political, and historical context in which interpretations occurs. | Hermeneutics is the science or practice of understanding text (theory of interpretation). Although there are secular applications, the term was used originally defined as the field of Biblical interpretation. The [[philosophy]] or methodology assumes the [[Bible]] remains as written, but that its interpretation changes between historical periods, across cultures, etc. It is a qualitative research tradition that uses these diverse experiences of people as a tool for understanding the social, cultural, political, and historical context in which interpretations occurs. | ||
