THP the hermeneutics of faith over the hermeneutics of suspicion as the primary way of interpreting scholarly texts

THP the hermeneutics of faith over the hermeneutics of suspicion as the primary way of interpreting scholarly texts

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July 12, 2025
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For the sake of this debate, a "Hermeneutics of Suspicion" refers to a method of textual interpretation in which the reader assumes that meaning comes primarily from outside a text. "Hermeneutics of faith" refers to a method of textual interpretation that primarily focuses on meaning internal to the text and excludes the circumstances of its authorship.