Hermeneutical Reflections on N. T. Wright’s Understanding of the Jewish Jesus: Luke 24:13-35 and the Two Travelers to Emmaus
Hermeneutical Reflections on N. T. Wright's Understanding of the Jewish Jesus: Luke 24:13-35 and the Two Travelers to Emmaus
Do not put words in my mouth. How many of us have found ourselves giving voice to this request? How many of us have found ourselves in a position where what we have said has been misrepresented, intentionally or not? To say the least, we do not appreciate such actions.
Each fall as students come back from their summer vacations, I have the opportunity to introduce them to biblical hermeneutics. As indicated at the start of the course, hermeneutics is the science and art of interpretation. Defined as such, all of us are involved in activities related to hermeneutics as we daily arise from bed, exit our homes, and try to make sense of the world around us. Interpretation is a part of life. Our class, however, is not just concerned with interpretation in general, but with the interpretation of documents which are foundational for our faith.