And then the interpretations—30,000 different interpretations! S. Kierkegaard What might “faith seeking understanding” mean when used to describe the task not of theology but of hermeneutics? Is understanding texts a matter of faith, or reason, or perhaps both? Is faith a necessary condition for understanding the Bible? Søren Kierkegaard tells three parables about hermeneutics in order to provoke his readers to self-examination. Do they have the kind
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