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'''Hermeneutics''' is the study of [[interpretation]] theory. [[Tradition]]al hermeneutics - which includes [[Bible|Biblical]] hermeneutics - refers to the study of the interpretation of written [[texts]], especially texts in the areas of [[literature]], [[religion]] and [[law]]. Contemporary or modern hermeneutics encompasses not just issues involving the written text, but everything in the interpretative [[process]]. This includes verbal and nonverbal forms of [[communication]] as well as prior aspects that impact communication, such as presuppositions, preunderstandings, the [[meaning]] and [[philosophy]] of [[language]], and [[semiotics]].[1]  

'''Hermeneutics''' is the study of [[interpretation]] theory. [[Tradition]]al hermeneutics - which includes [[Bible|Biblical]] hermeneutics - refers to the study of the interpretation of written [[texts]], especially texts in the areas of [[literature]], [[religion]] and [[law]]. Contemporary or modern hermeneutics encompasses not just issues involving the written text, but everything in the interpretative [[process]]. This includes verbal and nonverbal forms of [[communication]] as well as prior aspects that impact communication, such as presuppositions, preunderstandings, the [[meaning]] and [[philosophy]] of [[language]], and [[semiotics]].[1]