期刊名称：E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2720-7722
出版年度：2022
卷号：3
期号：3
页码：77-84
DOI：10.38159/ehass.2022335
语种：English
出版社：Noyam Publishers
摘要：Scholars have used different hermeneutical approaches to interpret the Holy Scriptures. A scholar’s background, the gap between the author and the reader, and scholars’ diverse context and worldview are possible problems that affect a unified approach in handling Hermeneutica Sacra. From this perspective, this paper argues that no method is superior to another; instead, integrating some approaches to interpreting the Holy Scriptures is perhaps the better option. The researcher used the descriptive method in this paper. The findings reveal that the Christological and typological approaches can be used integratively to interpret the Old Testament. Also, allegorical, literal and symbolic methods can possibly be used to interpret signs, symbols, and imageries. The interpretation of these signs, symbols, and imageries is essential for understanding Old Testament Theology. African scholars should promote integrative methods for the interpretation of the Holy Scriptures.
