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Religion & Philosophy Research Guide: Hermeneutics

This research guide features resources and strategies for finding information and conducting research related to Religion and Philosophy.

Textbooks for Biblical Hermeneutics

Below of some of the more popular textbooks on Inductive Bible Study and Grammatical-Historical Hermeneutics. These are general surveys covering a variety of topics in biblical hermeneutics and interpretation. 

Reference Works in Hermeneutics

Below are some general reference items related to hermeneutics and Bible interpretation. 

History of Interpretation

While many general textbooks will include sections on the history of interpretation, these items below are specialty works into different methods and practices of interpretation from early Jewish writings, through the early Church Fathers, the Reformation, and modern critical methods.

Tools for Genre Anaylsis