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The specified goal stated by the ''Oxford Companion to the Bible'' focuses further when employing particular hermeneutics. A Christ-centered hermeneutic is what produces the ''"faithful, accurate, responsible, or productive"'' interpretation and ultimately characterization of Christianity. Without the specific hermeneutic base supporting the life and work of Christ as the guiding interpretive principal, endless false critiques emerge against Christianity. These criticisms may be rooted within the biblical text itself, but usually do not give Christ proper relevance thus rendering [[eisegesis]]. Jesus Christ explicitly taught His relevance in the diligent searching of Scriptures and is thus the proper frame of mind to assume when reading the Bible. Juxtaposing Christian hermeneutics against first century Rabbinic hermeneutic within the book of John in the [[New Testament]], Christ states;