volume 1, issue 1, 2009, pages 4-20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsIJOT3648
Published online: 2009-06-01
Published in print: 2009-06-30

Abstract: The Sacred Scripture as a source of God’s revelation became increasingly known among God’s faithful people at the beginning of the last century. The present study is an introduction to the biblical hermeneutics and hermeneutical problems in general. In Slovakia it represents a good overview of the basic terminology and definitions of hermeneutics. It is also concerned with questions about the subject matter of biblical sense in accordance with all other documents of the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the interpretation of the Sacred Scripture. The focus of this article is to provide information about the fundamental concepts and structure of biblical hermeneutics. It refers to its beginnings in history, its changes and current situation. Everyone, who opens and reads the Bible, wishes to understand the biblical text. In search for a hermeneutical (biblical) sense, many questions arise in regards to the text, author, subject of the text and the receiver. Questions such as: “What is the meaning of the biblical text?” and “How meaningful it is for the concrete life of a Christian?” represent the midpoint of the research in biblical hermeneutics as an interpretation and reinterpretation of a message hidden in the texts of the Old and New Testaments.