Protestant Lutheran “Confessional” Hermeneutics

“goats’ hair and skins”

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.16.001.DS02

Abstract

Protestant theology, and Lutheran in particular, gave new impetus to hermeneutics, resulting in important reflections in the field of theology, but also in other sciences. The objective of this article is to present reflections on hermeneutics from a Protestant Lutheran perspective. By “hermeneutics” we understand the science that seeks interpretation. By “confessional” we understand a hermeneutic not limited to the recitation of truths from the past – including Lutheran ones –, but a hermeneutic that needs to have something to “say”, to “confess” for our time, therefore, to be a word “for us”. Finally, by “ Protestant Lutheran”– not Luther! – we understand not a mere reproduction of Luther’s thought, but the Protestant theological tradition originating from and inspired by the theology of the 16th century reformer, but as a saying and “confessing” in the face of humanity’s current times and challenges.

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Author Biography

Wilhelm Wachholz, Faculdades EST

Doutor em Teologia pela EST 

Published

2024-05-09

How to Cite

Wachholz, W. (2024). Protestant Lutheran “Confessional” Hermeneutics: “goats’ hair and skins”. Pistis Praxis, 16(1), 22–36. https://doi.org/10.7213/2175-1838.16.001.DS02