The New Hermeneutics

Herman C. Hanko is professor of Church History and New Testament in the Protestant Reformed Seminary. The word "Hermeneutics" refers simply to "the principles of interpreting Scripture." Throughout the history of the church of our Lord Jesus Christ, various principles of interpretation have been almost subconsciously used by the church as the people of God turned to God's Word to understand its meaning. The most basic principle that con- trolled the church was the one very obvious principle:...