Hermeneutics, Linguistics, and the Bible: The Importance of Context (T&T Clark Library of New Testament Greek)

by: Stanley E. Porter (Author, Series Editor)

Publisher: T&T Clark

Publication Date: February 22, 2024

Language: English

Print Length: 200 pages

ISBN-10: 0567709906

ISBN-13: 9780567709905

Book Description

The volume presents Stanley E. Porter’s considered thoughts and reflections on key questions of meaning and context, addressing the problems of biblical interpretation and how a close collaboration between hermeneutics and linguistics can help to solve them.The chapters display Porter’s work in both fields, examining how hermeneutics functions as a field in mode biblical studies, and how the quest for meaning in biblical texts is underpinned by the study of linguistics. The volume focuses on context for understanding the meanings of biblical texts. Porter suggests that linguists can lea more from the philosophical questions around meaning that hermeneutics apply in their study of biblical texts, and that there is more fruitful work to be done in the field of hermeneutics using insights from linguistics.
The volume presents Stanley E. Porter’s considered thoughts and reflections on key questions of meaning and context, addressing the problems of biblical interpretation and how a close collaboration between hermeneutics and linguistics can help to solve them.The chapters display Porter’s work in both fields, examining how hermeneutics functions as a field in mode biblical studies, and how the quest for meaning in biblical texts is underpinned by the study of linguistics. The volume focuses on context for understanding the meanings of biblical texts. Porter suggests that linguists can lea more from the philosophical questions around meaning that hermeneutics apply in their study of biblical texts, and that there is more fruitful work to be done in the field of hermeneutics using insights from linguistics. Read more