vol. 39, Issue #2

Online Journal Article: Current Hermeneutical Trends: Toward Explanation Or Obfuscation? - Robert L. Thomas* Jets 39/2 (June 1996) 241–256

https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/39/39-2/39-2-pp241-256_JETS.pdf

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Complete article may be found here:
https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/39/39-2/39-2-pp241-256_JETS.pdf

CURRENT HERMENEUTICAL TRENDS:
TOWARD EXPLANATION OR OBFUSCATION?
ROBERT L. THOMAS* JETS 39/2 (June 1996) 241–256

Excerpt:

The following remarks come from an exegetical practitioner, one who does
not consider himself a hermeneutical theoretician and has no aspirations
toward becoming one. As a practicing exegete, I know the painstaking difficulty
of writing a commentary but have only dabbled in the theoretical
aspects of hermeneutics. Yet I feel a compulsion to interact with recent works
on hermeneutics whose purpose is to furnish the rules to guide my practice
of exegesis. In other words, the discussion herein stems from observing the
possible effects of recent theories on the practice of Biblical interpretation.
--from the first page of the article