This is what Hermeneutics taught me, Bros and Sis
This is from my morning devotion One of the lessons that we learn in Bible Interpretation (Hermeneutics) while doing our Masters programme at the seminary is to look at the CONTEXT (both historical and socio-political & cultural context of the day). Take for example, Matthew 11:2-6 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me. Here, we look at the socio-political context where John was coming from. Rome was in control of the land of Israel. Judea was ruled by an Edomite puppet Herod appointed by the Romans. The Herod during Jesus' times was more interested to ple