Methods and Approaches for

Interpretation
Psychological and Psychoanalytical
Approaches
How can the text be interpreted
using various theories from
Psychology?
Can the text help us understand
the human psyche better?
 I. In what measure and under
what condition can psychological
and psychoanalytical research
contribute to a deeper
understanding of Sacred
Scripture?
 the texts in the Bible can be
better understood in terms of
experience of life and norms of
behaviour.
 Religion is always in a relationship
of conflict or debate with
unconscious.
 It has significant role in proper
orientation of human drives.
 II. What are the examples
that could be cited showing
the necessity of
collaborative effort on the
part of exegetes and
psychologists?
Meaning of cultic ritual
Sacrifice
Bans
Imagery in biblical language
Metaphorical significance of
miracle stories
Wellsprings of apocalyptic
visual and auditory
III.Is there area that there
can be also problems, since
neither psychology nor
psychoanalysis is the same
thing as biblical
interpretation?
A psychology and psychoanalysis of an
atheistic nature disqualifies itself from
giving proper consideration of data of
faith.
 Should not serve to eliminate the
reality of sin and of salvation.
 Should not be confuse spontaneous
religiosity and biblical revelation or
impugn the historical character of the
Bible message, which bestows upon it
the value of unique event.
Conclusion:

It is necessary to take good

account of competence in a
particular field and to recognize
that only rarely will one and the
same person fully qualified in
both exegesis and one or other
of the human sciences.