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Issues in Hermeneutics - Articles from the Protestant Reformed Theological Journal by Herman C. Hanko.

Cherithbrook Biblical Knowledge - This site is dedicated to teaching methods of Bible study. This is investigative scrutiny into what God has spoken. Apologetics, hermeneutics, and research resources, also includes a Christian chat room.

Post-Holocaust Hermeneutics - Scripture, Sacrament, and the Jewish Body of Christ. Discusses at length the difficulties that some people have with the pseudo-semitic references in the Bible

Bible Interpretation - Basic introduction to Hermeneutics.

Hermeneutics - Basic rules for biblical interpretation are offered from a conservative evangelical perspective.

The Holy Spirit and Hermeneutics - A preliminary attempt at articulating the role of the Holy Spirit in relation to the interpretation of Scripture. By Daniel B. Wallace, Ph.D.

The Eight Rules of Bible Interpretation - '...the Eight Rules of Interpretation used by legal experts for more than 2500 years.'

Basics of Bible Interpretation - Book by Bob Smith (HTML, PDF) covering interpretive principles and processes, figurative language, Biblical languages, and structural analysis.

Interpretation - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - The science of interpretation is generally known as hermeneutics, while the practical application of the principles of this science is exegesis. (Studylight.org)

Dictionary of Socio-Rhetorical Terms - Definitions of most of the major terms and concepts used by Socio-Rhetorical Criticism (and related fields) as well as short descriptions of the 'textures' that make up a religious text.

Inspiration, Authority and Interpretation - Guidelines for sound biblical interpretation.

Biblical Hermeneutics - Interpreting the Bible according to the grammatical-historical method. Created and maintained by Andrew S. Kulikovsky from Adelaide, South Australia.

Explaining Hermeneutics - Excellent commentary on The Chicago Statement on Biblical Hermeneutics Articles of Affirmation and Denial. (Dr. Norman L. Geisler)

Scripture Twisting Methods - In the book 'Scripture Twisting,' James Sire has a chapter devoted to each of the methods. Here is a summary.

Modern Hermeneutics: Legitimate Contrasted with Illegitimate - Illegitimate hermeneutics improperly limits a Bible text to a single meaning consistent with the human author's prior knowledge. This is the first in a series of studies.

The Catholic Encyclopedia: Hermeneutics - An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Draws from public domain sources for both its classic philosophical e-texts collection and for portions of some articles. James Fieser, Ph.D., general editor.

Glossary of Rhetorical Terms - Rhetorical figures that come with examples. From the Classics Department at the University of Kentucky.

A Guide to Biblical Exegesis - Class syllabus by Richard Ascough, Queen's Theological College.

Biblical Hermeneutics - Recommended Books - In order by size and thoroughness: from the shorter and simpler to the larger and more complex.

New Testament Gateway: Hermeneutics - An annotated gateway to useful resource pages on religion, theology and the Bible on the internet, a section in the New Testament Gateway by Dr Mark Goodacre, Department of Theology, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.