TY  - JOUR
ID  - 2576
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/may_survey_hermeneutical_principles
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Preliminary Survey of Hermeneutical Principles Found within the Baha'i Writings, A
T2  - 
JF  - Journal of Bahá'í Studies
JA  - JBS
A1  - May,Dann J.
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A3  - 
Y1  - 1989
Y2  - 
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SP  - 39
EP  - 55
M2  - 
PB  - Association for Bahá'í Studies North America
CY  - Ottawa, ON
M1  - 
M3  - Articles
SN  -         
LA  - English
L3  - 
DO  - 
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U2  - 
U3  - 
AB  - The multiple meanings contained within religious texts; symbolic and mythological nature of religious language; the role of science in interpreting sources; progressive and relative nature of truth; essential aspects of all religions; personal biases.
N1  - See also journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue/archive.
C1  - 
KW  - Hermeneutics
KW  - Interpretation
KW  - Metaphors and allegories
ER  -