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CS 215: Data Interpretation and Analysis

   

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CS215 TUTORIAL for Topic 2 WHAT IS HERMENEUTICS?Due Friday of Week 2Answers to be found in any version of:How to read the Bible for all its worth: A guide to understanding the Bible Fee, G.D.& Stuart (2003)Grand Rapids MI: Zondervan – Chapter 1Please read the whole chapter before completing the exerciseLODGE THIS EXERCISE ON MOODLE1.Discuss what the authors believe to be the aim of interpretation?According to Fee and Stuart (2003), the aim of interpretation is “to get at the plain meaning of the text”. Therefore, the authors believe that the aim of a good interpretation is not uniqueness but to clearly state the inherent meaning of the text (Fee and Stuart 2003). It is to be noted that often the actual meaning is lost in the middle of all the interpretations by the various religious preachers and teachers and therefore, the authors believe that the actual aim of interpretation should be to clearly state the inherent meaning of the text without much textual jargon. The aim of interpretation is also to understand the “then and there” and the “here andnow” meaning of the Scripture (Fee and Stuart 2003).2.What is Fee & Stuart’s point about every reader being an interpreter?According to the authors Fee and Stuart (2003), each reader is an interpreter and he or she interprets the text as per his or her own intellectual capabilities. It is also interesting to note that the interpretationof the text by an individual is often different from the religious interpretations of the same text. It can be a reflection of the cultural, social economic, educational backgrounds and other factors which determine theidentity of an individual that comes into play when the same person tries to interpret the text. This also gives rise to the diversification of meaning for the same word. In Chapter 1 of the text, the authors Fee and Stuart use the metaphor of “cross” to drive home this particular point (Fee and Stuart2003).3.What is the danger of assuming that our own understanding is the same asthe Holy Spirit’s?According to the authors Fee and Stuart (2003), each reader is also an interpreter. However, it is often seen that the meaning of the text which is being interpreted by the various individuals is very different from the CS215 Tutorial for Week 2V5 December 1, 2016

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