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Perhaps you've noticed an unexpected change in your reputation recently. For some of us this may be particularly significant, and for others it may be less noticeable. Please know that this is not you …

It's On-Topic as far as I'm concerned. In the Site Tour we link to What Texts are Open for Examination?. The community consensus is currently as follows: "You build a site for a group of experts. If …

Congratulations Jesse, and sincere thanks to every single candidate who put themselves forward! I think this election has helped the community come to terms with a number of issues and concerns which …

Biblical Hermeneutics is one of the most popular Stack Exchange sites to be still in its 'Beta' phase. Our stats as a network (as of 28-Mar-2016) are as follows: Whilst we're great in the majority …

The correct way to report concerns regarding Moderators is the below form, which can be used at any time to formally contact the Community team: https://hermeneutics.meta.stackexchange.com/contact It …

Why it wasn't closed earlier This question took sixteen hours to close because not a single person - including those who flagged the Answer - voted to close it, or offered a corrective edit. Some User …

Personally, I'd be cautious against creating too many theological tags, as this is a Hermeneutics Stack Exchange, rather than Theology, and though the two are intertwined, the focus of this site shoul …

After such a discussion if we were collectively unsure on the best approach, it may be appropriate to consult another moderator or open a Meta question around the issue in question to get a feel for the …

This is an issue that has been on my mind for a while, as we've encountered a number of recent instances where site users seem to be 'chased' in the Comments from post to post, with each contribution …

Why is the Question Protected? Though not all users are able to see all activity on this question, there are actually fifteen submitted answers which have been proposed, including six deleted and one …

I have only seen or participated in a handful of your questions, but I think it may be a mistake to conclude that the issues you're encountering are more to do with doctrinal positions than hermeneuti …

I don't have a strong opinion on this generally - honestly the key thing about answers is for them to be helpful and well-researched. If you feel that you are able to contribute in a way that genuinel …

This question was a journey for me, as no matter what it's definitely close to the boundaries of scope for the site. It doesn't get much more 'meta' than this, when we're debating the authorial intent …

Intertextuality as you have observed is a secular principle, which could be applied to a wide range of texts and settings. It is basically a way of explicitly describing that there is an expected inte …

Speaking generally, there is a tension on BH.SE between trying to keep questions theologically neutral, and focused on the text, and keeping such questions scoped tightly enough to get a good answer t …