We have just finish posting the outlines for an introductory and genre hermeneutics series I use when I teach on this topic. For the sake of convenience, I’ve posted the links to both series here.
I think it’s important for Christians in terms of spiritual life, practical theology, systematic theology and apologetics to be conscious of our hermeneutics. To that end, I hope this would be helpful.
LEVEL ONE: INTRODUCTION TO HERMENEUTICS
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session One: Introduction
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session Three: Doctrine of Special Revelation
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session Four: The Doctrine of the Self-Attesting Word of God
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session Six: Doctrine of Biblical Clarity
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session Seven: The importance of Words and Grammars
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session Eight: Context Part I: The Immediate Context
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session Nine: Context Part II: The Chapter and Book Context
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session Ten: Context Part III: The Entirety of Scripture
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session Eleven: The Aid of Natural Revelation in Hermeneutics
Introduction to Hermeneutics Series: Session Twelve: Hermeneutics and Apologetics
LEVEL TWO: BIBLICAL GENRES (LITERARY FORMS)
SESSION ONE: DEFINITION OF GENRE AND DO THEY EXIST?
SESSION TWO: THE IMPORTANCE OF GENRE IN INTERPRETATION
SESSION THREE: PROSE I: OLD TESTAMENT NARRATIVE
SESSION FOUR: PROSE II: OLD TESTAMENT HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
SESSION SIX: POETRY I: WHAT IS HEBREW POETRY?
SESSION SEVEN: POETRY II: LAMENT
SESSION EIGHT: POETRY III: PRAISE
SESSION NINE: POETRY IV: PROVERBS
SESSION TEN: POETRY V: OTHER HEBREW WISDOM
SESSION ELEVEN: PROPHECY I: ANNOUNCEMENT OF JUDGEMENT
SESSION TWELVE: PROPHECY II: ORACLE OF SALVATION
SESSION THIRTEEN: PROPHECY III: APOCALYPTIC
SESSION FOURTEEN: NEW TESTAMENT HISTORICAL NARRATIVE/ GOSPELS
APPENDIX SESSION ONE: PARABLES
APPENDIX SESSION TWO: INTER-RELATIONSHIP OF GENRE IN INTERPRETATION