Hermeneutics - Interpretation

What is the meaning of the word "myth" when applying it to hermeneutics?

• Narrative or Sacred Text

• Lie or Fake

• Book

• Gospel or "Evangelio"

What is HERMENEUTICS?

• The study of different languages.

• The art of interpretation, specially of texts like the Bible.

• The study of the Greek God Hermes.

• The stories of prophets and messengers from the Bible.

How do we have to interpret the Bible according to the Catholic perspective?

• It has to be interpreted all literally and historically.

• It depends on the book that we are reading.

• It depends on the page that we are reading.

• It doesn't matter, you can interpret anything from the Bible.

What part of the Bible (according to Catholicism) should we consider MYTHOLOGICAL (not historically true)?

• Genesis (Adam and Eve)

• Apocalypse

• Gospels / "Evangelios"

• Exodus (Moses opening the sea)

What is a legend?

• Something that is completely fake.

• A mixture between fantasy/myth and history.

• True, literal and historical stories.

• A game mode.

What is COSMOGONY?

• An explanation of the structure of the Universe.

• It means order.

• A theory of the origin or creation of the Universe.

• Genesis

Answer explanation

Remember that the Catholic interpretation is that this is mythological, so it doesn't really matter what fruit it was because this didn't really happen historically or literally.

What kind of interpretation deals with good and evil or right and wrong actions?

• Moral or ethical

• Literal or historical

• Mystical

• Metaphorical