Chapter 16 THE INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE I. THE PRINCIPLES OF HERMENEUTICS A. A Definition of Hermeneutics Hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation. Exegesis consists of the actual interpretation of the Bible, the bringing out of its meaning, whereas hermeneutics establishes the principles by which exegesis is practiced. In actuality every interpreter of the Bible has a system of hermeneutics, whether consciously so or not. As one practices his exegesis, he reveals his
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