another, or in the sense of an explanation of the meaning of a text or statement. (The Greek word is related to the god Hermes, who served as the bearer of messages between the gods and mortals.) In English, “hermeneutics” refers to the study of methods or principles of interpretation. Clearly the semantic fields of both the Greek and English words are overlapping. The usage of the English words in biblical scholarship has been somewhat fluid, but attempts are often made to distinguish hermeneutics