12W4

We were continuing to look at hermeneutics and today considered Schleiermacher and the concept of the hermeneutical circle. Then we looked briefly at Paul Ricoeur’s concept of the hermeneutic of suspicion.

Finally we thought about how these ideas might look when applied to the gospels, so we thought about Matthew, Luke, John and Mark, looking at ways in which their gospels might have been influenced by external factors.

The notebook presentation is here.