Hermeneutics - Literal vs. Non-literal

I’ve been thinking about #hermeneutics a lot recently. In this video we talk about the discipline in general and dive specifically into some non-literal traditions of Biblical interpretation. We will talk a bit about the #quadriga - the “Fourfold Sense” of Scripture - and spend most of our time dissecting the #Hebrew midrashic traditions of “notarikon” and “gematria”. We will end by comparing these methodologies with the literal, grammatical, historical approach.

My sources for study were the Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion, Encyclopedia Britannica, “Hermeneutics” by Henry Virkler, and “The Portable Seminary” ed. by David Horton