Take the 2-minute tour ×  So I heard someone remark one time
"Who is Herman and why is he "newting" around?" in regards to
the word "hermeneutics". Comical, yes, but relevant all the
same. So what is the clearest, simplest, easiest to understand
explanation of what hermeneutics is and why hermeneutics?
share|improve this question There's a pretty decent definition
of both hermeneutics and exegesis here: What exactly is
hermeneutics and exegesis? Best wishes. Don –  rhetorician Nov
24 '13 at 3:38  1 Answer 1  What is 'hermeneutics'?  I covered
the definition of hermeneutics in more detail in this answer,
but in a nutshell, hermeneutics is the field of study concerned
with how we interpret communication. (Biblical Hermeneutics is
specifically concerned with how we interpret the Biblical text.)
Why hermeneutics?  That is a really great question. There are a
variety of reasons people study hermeneutics. Here are a few:
• To determine the correct way of understanding another person's
communication    • To lea