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Rest 0212: Hermeneutics Question Paper

Rest 0212: Hermeneutics 

Course:Diploma In Education Arts

Institution: Chuka University question papers

Exam Year:2013





CHUKA

UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
SECOND EXAMINATION FOR THE AWARD OF
DIPLOMA OF EDUCATION ARTS

REST 0212: HERMENEUTICS

STREAMS: DIP (EDUC) TIME: 2 HOURS

DAY/DATE: MONDAY 12/8/2013 8.30 AM- 10.30 AM

INSTRUCTIONS:

Answer all Questions in Section A and any TWO in Section B

SECTION A

1. (a) What does the term hermeneutics mean? [2 Marks]

(b) Explain how hermeneutics is both a science and an art. [2 Marks]

(c) Explain how the following are challenges to proper and accurate biblical interpretation.

(i) Distance of time [4 Marks]

(ii) Cultural distance [4 Marks]

(iii) Geographical distance [4 Marks]

(iv) Distance of Language. [4 Marks]

SECTION B

2. Describe the main focus of interpreters of the Bible during the partriastic period.
[25 Marks]

3. Distinguish between presupposition and pre-understanding as tools of accurate biblical interpretation. [25 Marks]
4. Define the term genre. Classify both the Old Testament and the New Testament into their major genres. [25 Marks]

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