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• Hermeneutics
  ...to [[Paul Ricoeur]].[2] A hermeneutic (singular) refers to one particular method or strand of interpretation. ...the entire biblical text, including [[linguistics|grammatical]], [[culture|historical-cultural]], [[context]]ual, lexical-syntactical, and theological aspects. S
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• 2004-05-31-Elation Upon Discovering God
  ...e open discussion, but there will be time for that later. Now we have this method of communication and indeed it works. Create a clean heart within me O God. This was indeed a historical prayer/words that worked then and still do today. As you each mature in min
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• Genius
  ==Historical development== ...of their heritability, publishing it in 1869 as ''Hereditary Genius''. His method was to count and assess the eminent relatives of eminent men. He found that
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• 2008-11-03-Abraham & Mary
  ...g opinions. I am so honored to know you and would like to see more of this method of relating integrated into all aspects of controversial subjects. ...f knowing there is a Higher Power who sees to organization and order. This historical time is creating an interest in all, even from our side. Never has the worl
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• Liberal Christianity
  ...speaking, is a method of biblical [[hermeneutics]], an [[individual]]istic method of understanding [[God]] through the use of scripture by applying the same ...scriptural [[authority]], in favor of more [[rational|rationalistic]] and historical-critical beliefs.
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• Urantia Book - What Is It?
  *A. Historical papers. Twenty eight papers which tell the story of this planet from four d ...consistent with his knowledge of his environment. Thus was the scientific method for the study of physical phenomena born and its success has changed the fa
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• Natural Sciences
  ...to study [[nature]] from the [[social sciences]], which use the scientific method to study human behavior and society, and from the [[formal science]]s, such ...on experimental, [[quantification|quantifiable]] data or the [[scientific method]] and focus on accuracy and objectivity. These usually include physics, che
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• Immanuel Wallerstein
  ...8 September, 1930, [[New York City]]) is a U.S. [[sociology|sociologist]], historical social scientist, and world-systems analyst. His monthly commentaries on wo ...and as head of the [[Fernand Braudel Center]] for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems and Civilization until 2005. Wallerstein held several positions as
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• Oral Tradition
  ...fers both to a [[Scientific method|method]] and the objects studied by the method. ...the recording of personal memories and histories of those who experienced historical eras or events. It is also distinct from the study of [[orality]], which c
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• Discourse
  ...Foucault's analysis of historical and political discourse|analysis of the historical and political discourse]]; there is a "polymorphic tactics" of discourses. ...yond’ can vary widely, from larger linguistic units to the widest possible historical, social, and cultural contexts. Although often used in writing about religi
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• Buddhist Philosophy
  ...]] rather than a [[religion]]. It is "practical" in that it has a specific method of application known as the [[Noble Eightfold Path]] (from which notions of ...tual reference, differentiating this from the epistemology of [[scientific method|hard science]].
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• Philo
  ...]] to [[fuse]] and [[harmonize]] Greek [[philosophy]] and [[Judaism]]. His method followed the [[practices]] of both Jewish exegesis and [https://en.wikipedi *[https://virtualreligion.net/iho/philo.html Philo] entry in historical sourcebook with [https://virtualreligion.net/iho/allegory.html fresh transl
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• The Book of Revelation
  ...agery can be seen to contain symbolic commentaries on the world during the historical period in which ''Revelation'' was written, or "pre-commentaries" on our wo ...tian [[apocalyptic literature]]. This approach takes the address to seven historical communities in Asia Minor and assertions that "the time is near" literally
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• Parable
  ...s such as "Parable of the Prodigal Son" are central to [[Jesus]]' teaching method in both the [[canonical]] and [[apocrypha]]l narratives. ...hich are attested in many sources and are almost universally seen as being historical, are thought by scholars such as John P. Meier to have come from [[mashal]]
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• Mythology
  ...(usually more recent) past, which generally include, or are based on, some historical events; generally focussed on human heroes ...rchen'', the German word for such tales) - stories which lack any definite historical setting; often include fairies, witches, a fairy guide, animal characters
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• Sophism
  ...enes Laertius] wrote that Protagoras—a sophist—[[invented]] the “Socratic” method[1][2]). His [[attitude]] towards the Sophists was by no means [[opposition] ...tant ramifications for the Athenian [[political]] [[system]] at large. The historical context in which the Sophists operated provides evidence for their consider
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• Anonymous
  ...r to a manuscript of their work. Very many such writers have left valuable historical or literary records: an incomplete list of such Anonymi is at Anonymus. ...tified as Robert Campin. The 20th-century art historian Bernard Berenson [[method]]ically identified numerous early Renaissance Florentine and Sienese worksh
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• Paradigm
  ...''programs'' for future research, than the much more general [[scientific method]]. ...pted paradigm would be the standard model of [[physics]]. The [[scientific method]] would allow for orthodox scientific investigations of many [[phenomena]]
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• Quentin Skinner
  Skinner's historical writings have been characterised by an interest in recovering the ideas of #Visions of Politics: Volume I: Regarding Method (Cambridge University Press, 2002)
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• Art History
  '''Art history''' is the [[academic]] study of objects of [[art]] in their [[historical]] development and stylistic contexts, i.e. [[genre]], [[design]], [[format] ...'Who were his or her teachers?'' ''Who were his or her disciples?'' ''What historical forces shaped the artist's [[oeuvre]]'' and '' How did he or she and the c
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