Ermīneutikī tōn Vivlikṓn Keiménōn
| Title | Ερμηνευτική των Βιβλικών Κειμένων / Ermīneutikī tōn Vivlikṓn Keiménōn |
| Code | Θ389 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Social Theology and Christian Culture |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Rodi Georgiadou |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600026618 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Koinōnikīs THeologías kai CΗristianikoý Politismoý (2023 kai exīs)
Registered students: 3
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Spring | - | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600281853
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600281853
- At the Website of the School: https://www.past.auth.gr/el/node/539
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=4630
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is the acquisition of knowledge on the history and the theory of the hermeneutical methods of the Bible and the acquisition abilities in the application of ancient and modern methods of interpretation on the biblical text. More specifically, the knowledge and the familiarization with the modern hermeneutical methods in combination with the exploitation of the patristic hermeneutical tradition for a contemporary interpretative action.
By the successful completion of the class it is expected for the students
By the successful completion of the class it is expected for the students
- to know the theory and the practice of the ancient and modern hermeneutical methods
- to approach critically and discern the contribution of each hermeneutical method to the exegesis of the biblical texts.
- to apply the proper hermeneutical methods to the exegesis of the biblical text.
- to exploit and to combine the patristic hermeneutical tradition with the modern hermeneutical theory and practice.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course of the Hermeneutics of the biblical texts informs about the object, the methodology and the purpose of the discipline of Hermeneutics. Ancient and modern hermeneutical methods of the Bible are presented and evaluated, and their application to the biblical text is taught. More specifically, language is considered as a mean of exegesis of the biblical texts. Modern linguistic and literary hermeneutical theories are presented and evaluated, and their application to the biblical texts is taught.
- Definition of the discipline of Hermeneutics. The relationship between language and interpretation.
- The interpretation in the ancient world, Greek and Jewish one.
- The New Testament interprets the Old Testament.
- The exegesis of the Saint Scripture in the early Ecclesia.
- The exegesis of the Saint Scripture in the Middle Ages.
- The patristic exegetical tradition. Theology, Exegesis and Hermeneutics. Ecclesia and Hermeneutics.
- Hermeneutical methods of the modern times. Historic-philological criticism, form-criticism and redaction criticism method.
- Rhetorical criticism, narrative criticism and stucturalist criticism.
- Reception and intertextuality. Reader’s response analysis.
- Cultural and comparative analysis. Socio-scientific analysis.
- Semantic analysis, historic-social and pragmatic analysis.
- Liturgical and performative method. Ascetic Hermeneutics.
- Steps of the hermeneutical process. Exploitation of the sources of the human sciences. Exploitation of the means of technology and electronic information.
Keywords
New Testament, New Testament Herneneutics, Biblical Herneneutics, patristic exegesis, modern hermeneutical methods.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
PowerPoint Presentations
Electronic supplementary material and exercises on the e-learning platform
e-mail assistance
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 26 | 1.0 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Written assigments | 10 | 0.4 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 76 | 3.0 |
Student Assessment
Description
A two-hour written examination by questions for a short development of taught issues
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Επιλογή Συγγραμμάτων
α) Βιβλίο [68402693]: Κ. Παπαδημητρίου, Πριν τη Θεωρία. Προδρομική Πατερική Ερμηνεία (Θεσσαλονίκη: Ostracon, 2017)
β) Σημειώσεις
Additional bibliography for study
• Αγουρίδη, Σ. Ἑρμηνευτικὴ τῶν ἱερῶν κειμένων. (2000). Προβλήματα – Μέθοδοι ἐργασίας στὴν ἑρμηνεία τῶν Γραφῶν. Αθήνα: Άρτος Ζωής.
• Δεσπότη, Σ. 2017. “Σύντομη Ιστορία της Ερμηνείας”. Στο Ιερὰ Ευαγγέλια. Τὸ μήνυμα τῆς Καινής Διαθήκης στον σύγχρονο άνθρωπο. Αθήνα: Έννοια. Σελ. 303-345.
• Gooder, P. (επιμ.). (2011). Αναζητώντας το νόημα. Μία εισαγωγή στην ερμηνεία τῆς Καινής Διαθήκης. Επιμ. Ελλην. Έκδοσης: Αικ. Τσαλαμπούνη – Χαρ. Ατματζίδης, Θεσσαλονίκη: Π. Πουρναρα.
• Δεσπότη, Σ. (2017). “Σύντομη Ιστορία τής Ερμηνείας”. Στο Ιερά Ευαγγέλια. Το μήνυμα της Καινής Διαθήκης στον σύγχρονο ἄνθρωπο. Αθήνα: Έννοια. Σελ. 303-345.
• Καραβιδοπούλου, Ι. (2016). “Η ερμηνεία τῆς Καινής Διαθήκης στην Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία”. Εισαγωγή στην Καινή Διαθήκη. Θεσσαλονίκη: Ostracon. Σελ. 463-478.
• Καραβιδοπούλου, Ι. (2016). “Σύγχρονες ερμηνευτικές κατευθύνσεις στη Βιβλική Ερμηνευτική”. Στο Εισαγωγή στην Καινὴ Διαθήκη. Ostracon, Θεσσαλονίκη. Σελ. 449-461.
• Παπαδημητρίου, Κ. (2017). Πριν την θεωρία. Προδρομική Πατερική Ερμηνευτική. Θεσσαλονίκη: Ostracon.
• Porter, S. E. & J. Robinson. (2011). Hermeneutics: An Introduction to Interpretive Theory. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
• Randolph, T. W. (2006). Interpreting the Bible: A Handbook of Terms and Methods. Peabody: Hendrickson.
• Thiselton, A. C. (2009) Hermeneutics: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Last Update
08-08-2025
