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PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL HERMENETICS ; M. M. NINAN PRINCIPLE #5: THE CONTEXTUAL PRINCIPLE CONTEXT The above diagram represents what happens in the <strong>Biblical</strong> transmission of a message. The writer's message is given to him by inspiration of the Holy Spirit in the theological, cultural and immediate context. This is encoded in the language of the culture and period within the symbolism and words of the time which is written down. Most of the Old Testament messages are in Hebrew (and some in Aramaic) while Most of the New Testament were in Greek. It is these text that are decoded into our present day language. Since the cultural, theological and immediage contexts are different they need to be interpreted into our current terms for us to be understood. We have most of them translated into English or in our own native languages. This translation itself is an interpretation by the translators. But each reader may have a personal interpretation based on their own socio-cultural context. This is the hermeneutical principle. 69
PRINCIPLES OF BIBLICAL HERMENETICS ; M. M. NINAN Encoded Text in Language Decoded in New Language • historical-grammatical method. As a document Bible is to be interpreted in its own historical gramatical context. The above diagrams typically illustrates the means of communication of the message. The message is encoded within the cultural historical context of the writer. Hence the decoding of the message will require an understanding of the cultural, historical context of the writer. What is normally termed as context of the text includes among many others Language, Culture, Geography, History, Politics. The Bible was written in the language of men and can be easily understood if we follow the rules of language of that time. Nothing is cryptic in the message and understanding of God's word. It is not complicated and in fact written very simple that all men can understand it correctly. God states in Romans 10:17, "So then faith 70
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