Its history is germane to an understanding of its nature, which can be characterized as a hermeneutical approach, grounded in the historical-critical method
r I HE Bible is not concerned with transmitting general I truths about God, but is the Word of God calling forth "*- a response
hermeneutics, exegetical methodology, biblical theology, and systematic the- ology? Canonical Approaches in Competition It is widely held that there shouldÂ
between canonical hermeneutics and ecumenical hermeneutics, understood as the approach(es) to biblical hermeneutics as developed within the context
stage in the formation of the Bible tern Canonical Context and Canonical Hermeneutics Canonical criticism has been defined by the work of two scholars,
hermeneutics, canonical criticism, canonical theology, et al Such monikers may be grouped loosely under the rubric of canonical approach but it should
Context is very important to meaning, including historical and canonical context, but the immediate literary context is the final determiner of meaning