hermeneutic
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In his book The hermeneutic of hope, he recalled how he had fought against a view prevalent among many faithful at the time that "we are born to suffer".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
The book became a manifesto for evangelical feminism, using a hermeneutic analysis of the Bible, interpreting the text by noting the context in which it was written and extrapolating its tenets to modern life.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Additionally, hermeneutic philosophers contend that philosophical ideas are historical in nature; that is, no philosophical concept can be understood if it is completely abstracted from the historical process that generated it.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Wrapped in hermeneutic enigmas, the objects emanate a poignant mix of beauty and mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2018
On Origen's hermeneutic principles in their relation to those of Philo see Siegfried, l.c., pp. 351-62.
From History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) by Neil Buchanan
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