Herman’s Etic
Posted by Christian P on Oct 10th, 2008
2008
Oct 10
For those who never knew, for those of us that need a reminder, and for those who still don’t get it, Ben Witherington III has a great article explaining a few of the basic reasons for a proper hermeneutic: Hermeneutics - What is it, and why do Bible readers need it?
(Etic: of or relating to features or items analyzed without considering their role as a structural unit in a system.)
October 10th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
My wife and I were just talking about this same article out to me last night. BWIII is one of our favorite Bible nerds.
October 11th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Proper Hermeneutics =
They agree with me.
October 11th, 2008 at 9:11 am
Proper hermeneutics = the opposite of everything this blog says.
October 11th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I forgot, Chris, that the Bible fell out of the sky with no context, whatsoever…
October 11th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Ben did our Bible studies at our last annual conference. Did a wonderful job. Almost made me wonder why I didn’t consider Asbury just a little more….almost.
October 11th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
It would be impossible to beat this statement as far as overgeneralization and self righteousness.
“opposite” - Really? The exact opposite?
“everything” - Really? Every single thing?
“this blog” - Really? The entire blog and all its writers?
I give Chris P. credit for taking the gold medal in hateful hyperbole completely unseasoned with grace.
October 11th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
This has been a new segment we call “Really?”
Really Rick? Have you been watching Saturday Night Live Weekend Update? Really?
October 11th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Oh my god, he didn’t.