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6:58 PM

"Inerrancy" is a theological position that is a stated hermeneutic in some interpretive traditions. But this site is not about apologetics defending theological doctrines. Answers could certainly declare and use a hermeneutical approach that includes this presupposition (i.e., a belief in inerrancy) when answering the question, but an answer should not be solely about proving or defending a modern theological position that forms the basis for such a hermeneutic. That would be for Christianity, not for this site. It's important to understand this distinction. — Dan 1 min ago

thoughts?

Somewhat related:

Q: Is dispensationalism a theological framework or a hermeneutical approach?

I most often hear about dispensationalism in the context of a theological framework wherein God’s relations with man are understood to be divided up into different periods of time, or dispensations, each having distinctly different properties. However, the term also shows up in the context of her...

hermeneutical-approaches

albeit this is not the specific teaching/doctrine, the concept/confusion of theology and hermeneutics is pertinent

But I agree with this statement:

> Theology affects hermeneutics, but is not itself a hermeneutic.

Dan

7:15 PM

better yet

Q: This is not the place for theological apologetics

A great question was posed several years ago that deals with an underlying concept that is important to grasp: Is dispensationalism a theological framework or a hermeneutical approach? I personally did not upvote the current top answer (but I did not downvote it, either), but I did upvote the ne...