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Polishing Our
Hermeneutical Glasses



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My Current Interest in the Canon
A work sheet for identifying your current area of interest in the biblical text. 1 page.

POHG Work Sheets
These are the sheets we will refer to during our classroom discussion,14 pages, 1.2mb.

Polishing Our Hermeneutical Glasses
This is our main text for this study of hermeneutics. 92pages. Please note: this file contains clickable links in blue underlined type.

Making The Invisible Visible:  An Introduction to The Distinctives of Hebraic Thought And Their Implications For Interpreting The Bible. Section 4 of our POHG Syllabus: This article presents a theory about how the Hebrew language and its underlying thought patterns evolved. More importantly, it presents key principles for interpreting Hebraic expressions in both the Old Testament and the New. 20 pages, and 476k.

Useful Terms for the Study of Hermeneutics
Section 8 of our POHG Syllabus: a glossary of terms used in hermeneutics class. 8 pages, 140k.

Recommended Resources for Studying and Interpreting The Bible.
Section 7 of our POHG Syllabus: A short list of books, software and web sites that we have found helpful in studying the Scriptures. Listing these resources does not imply our agreement with all their points and propositions, but only an acknowledgment of their general value. 4 pages, 1.5mb.

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