hermeneutic

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In his book The hermeneutic of hope, he recalled how he had fought against a view prevalent among many faithful at the time that "we are born to suffer".

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

The book became a manifesto for evangelical feminism, using a hermeneutic analysis of the Bible, interpreting the text by noting the context in which it was written and extrapolating its tenets to modern life.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

The hermeneutic approach takes the historical context of a text seriously, but it also recognizes that our interpretation of history is conditioned by our contemporary context.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Wrapped in hermeneutic enigmas, the objects emanate a poignant mix of beauty and mystery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2018

Without art, thought would lack the stimulus, the very material, for its hermeneutic and critical labour.

From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto