Explore: Textual Interpretation

Textualism is a formalist theory in which the interpretation of the law is based exclusively on the ordinary meaning of the legal text, where no consideration

exegesis using a rabbinic mode of interpretation prominent in the Talmud. The word itself means "textual interpretation", "study", or "exegesis", derived

instrument such as a contract, will, or deed as represented solely by its textual content. The doctrine states that where there is no ambiguity of terms

a major proponent of textualism, said that "no one ought to be" a strict constructionist, because the most literal interpretation meaning of a text can

Constitutional Interpretation (Report). Congressional Research Service. pp. 18–22. Retrieved December 20, 2023. "Symposium: The triumph of textualism: "Only the

Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the broader field of hermeneutics

post-structuralism. Textuality is not just about the written word; it also comprises the placement of the words and the reader’s interpretation.[citation needed]

the methods of hermeneutic phenomenology, expanding the study of textual interpretation to include the broad yet concrete domains of mythology, biblical

examples of textual interpretation. It has been repeatedly argued that they influenced rabbinical exegesis. The publication and interpretation of these texts

and questions within four major methodologies: textual, source, form, and literary criticism. Textual criticism examines biblical manuscripts and their