what is hermeneutics
For other uses, see Hermeneutics (disambiguation). For the history of hermeneutics, see History of hermeneutics. Hermeneutics (/hÉrmÉËnuËtÉªks/ or /hÉrmÉËnjuËtÉªks/) is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts. It started out as a theory of text interpretation but has been later broadened to questions of general interpretation.