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Dr.
Clarence E. Mason, Jr.
Philadelphia College of Bible
Circa 1970
INTRODUCTION TO HERMENEUTICS
FUNDAMENTAL AXIOMS UPON WHICH THE SCIENCE OF HERMENEUTICS RESTS
The true object
of speech is the impartation of thought.
Language is a
reliable medium of communication.
Usage determines
the meaning of words.
The function of a
word depends upon its association with other words.
The true object
of interpretation is to apprehend the exact thought of the author.
Truth must accord
with truth; and statements of truth apparently discrepant can be harmonized
if the facts are known.
An assertion of
truth necessarily excludes that to which it is essentially opposed and no
more.
One cannot interpret without understanding that which he interprets.
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