Talk:Theological hermeneutics

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Redirecting this to Biblical hermeneutics is inappropriate, because it does not only refer to Judeo-Christian hermeneutics but to the hermeneutics of religious texts in general. Claritas § 11:25, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

• The source provided does not support this. Apart from Biblical hermeneutics which is the source's focus, the source provides examples of hermeneutics for authors such as Freud and Marx, which are not theological in nature. There's no evidence provided that theological hermeneutics has any substance outside of Biblical hermeneutics. As that article is well-developed and corresponds to the general usage of the term, it seems best to direct the reader there rather than to this redundant stub which provides no content. Colonel Warden (talk) 21:00, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Per WP:NODEADLINE, that's a lame argument. I'm actually going to write a full length article on this once I get round to it, and there have been plenty of books written on "Theological hermeneutics" in general, not just "Judeo-Christian" hermeneutics. Here's a book about Islamic hermeneutics: "[1]". Here are several books concerned with Theological hermeneutics in general: [2], [3]. This article, when at GA/FA standard, will cover multiple systems of theological hermeneutics as opposed to just a purely Judeo-Christian one. The reason it's a stub at the moment is that it was a requested article, and it's always good to have a line explaining what the subject is before you accumulate the source material to write a proper article. As you're normally an inclusionist, I'm rather surprised. Claritas § 13:05, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

I want to follow up on this. Biblical hermeneutics is not necessarily theological hermeneutics, even in Christian theology. Folks like Werner Jeanrond, David Tracy, etc are trained as theologians not Biblical scholars and their hermeneutical works (WJ: Theological Hermeneutics, Text and Interpretation; DT: Analogical Imagination, Blessed Rage for Order) are glaringly different from works of Biblical hermeneutics (e.g. Gordon Fee's popular How to Read the Bible for all its Worth). The two do have some overlap (e.g. Kevin Vanhoozer's works), but their methodologies are different enough that the two should not be joined together at the hip. 90.216.115.40 (talk) 09:06, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Sources for Theological hermeneutics applied to various religions

Since consensus at AfD has determined that this article should be kept, and since it merits expansion, here are some academic sources that directly address theological hermeneutics in regards to various religions. I don't have time right now to work these into the article, but others might. The number and breadth of sources demonstrate that this article should not be merged elsewhere. The use of theological hermeneutics to compare religions also shows that "Theological hermeneutics" is a distinct field of study that crosses and combines the study of different religions .

Hinduism

• Cenkner, William (March, 1995). "The Asrama System: The History and Hermeneutics of a Religious Institution". Theological Studies. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
• Sharma, Arvind (July 1, 2001). "The Hermeneutics of Suspicion: A Case Study from Hinduism". Harvard Theological Review. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Hindu-Christian hermeneutics

• Sebastian, Kallungal Martin. "Hindu-Christian Hermeneutical Theology? A Critical Examination of the Implications of David Tracy's Methodological Studies for Indian Theological Hermeneutics". Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

Buddhist hermeneutics

• Buswell, Robert E. Jr., Chan Hermeneutics: A Korean View, in: Ed. David S. Lopez Jr. [Hrsg.], Buddhist Hermeneutics, Univ. of Hawaii Press, Honolulu 1988 231-255.
• Park, A. Sung, Minjung and Process Hermeneutics, in Process Studies, pp. 118-126, Vol.17, Number 2, Summer 1988.[4]
• Beinorius, Audrius, Interpretation as a Spiritual Practice: Buddhism and Cross-Cultural Hermeneutics[5]

Buddhist-Christian hermeneutics

• Pye, Michael; Morgan, Robert, The Cardinal Meaning, Essays in Comperative Hermeneutics: Buddhism and Christianity, in: Pye, Michael; Morgan, Robert [Hrsg.], Mouton, The Hague, Paris 1973.
• Ninian Smart, Comparative Hermeneutics: An Epiloge about the Future, in: Pye, Michael; Morgan, Robert [Hrsg.], The Cardinal Mearning, Essays in Comparative Hermeneutics: Buddhism and Christianity, Mouton, The Hague, Paris 1973.195-200.
• Pye Michael, Comparative Hermeneutics in Religion, in: Pye, Michael; Morgan, Robert [Hrsg.], The Cardinal Mearning, Essays in Comparative Hermeneutics: Buddhism and Christianity, Mouton, The Hague, Paris 1973. 9-58.

There are also countless sources for Jewish, Islamic, and Christian hermeneutics, but it would require some intelligent sifting. First Light (talk) 01:49, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Talmudical hermeneutics

See Wikipedia article on Talmudical hermeneutics for resources.

Sikh hermeneutics

Only brief mentions in here,[6] and here,[7], and a chapter on it here.[8]

Jain hermeneutics

Article entirely on the subject here.[9]

Biblical Source Criticism subsection added under "Jewish"

A new subsection has been added under "Jewish", that of "Biblical Source Criticism":

Among non-Orthodox Jews, there is growing interest in employing Biblical source criticism, such as the Documentary hypothesis and the Supplementary hypothesis, for constructing modern Jewish theology , including the following objectives:

• Reconciling modern morals with Biblical passages that condone morally problematic acts, such as genocide and other collective punishment
• Rejecting or accepting folkways, social norms, and linguistic trends, picking and choosing as more fully informed Jews
• Learning lessons in spite of Biblical underrepresentation, or outright exclusion, of particular modern phenomena

To at least some extent, this is an application of Talmudical hermeneutics to traditional source criticism of the competing Torah schools: Priestly, Deuteronomic, and one, two, or more that are non-Priestly and non-Deuteronomic. 2001:569:BC0E:B100:C01E:47C9:143E:6AD9 (talk) 00:33, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

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