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hermeneutic

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her·me·neu·tic  (hûrm-ntk, -ny-) also her·me·neu·ti·cal (-t-kl)
adj.
Interpretive; explanatory.
[Greek hermneutikos, from hermneuts, interpreter, from hermneuein, to interpret, from hermneus, interpreter.]
herme·neuti·cal·ly adv.
hermeneutic [ˌhɜːmɪˈnjuːtɪk], hermeneutical
adj
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) of or relating to the interpretation of Scripture; using or relating to hermeneutics
2. interpretive
hermeneutically  adv
hermeneutist  n
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Adj.1.hermeneutic - interpretive or explanatory


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For while he has long deconstructed the high modernisms of the death of God, refuting Taylor's claim that deconstruction is the hermeneutics of the death of God, there is no weakening of the radicality of deconstruction and its deconstruction of authority and its authors: "the death of the author the death of God, is the narrow gate through which we reach the kingdom of God.
The Weakness of God: A Theology of the Event by Keller, Catherine / Cross Currents
While some might see this as a prescription for 'teaching environmental studies theologically', the dialogical and humanistic hermeneutic of John Paul II would provide equally for its inverse, namely, 'teaching theology environmentally'.
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He goes on to explain the hermeneutic circle, which is what writers do when they write, attempt to understand and interpret the world.
Writing Open The Mind by Internet Bookwatch
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