O lugar histórico do intérprete: Estudo sobre a história da interpretação de Êxodo 3 à luz das teorias hermenêuticas.

Abstract

The present thesis aims to study the relationship of the triad text-author-interpreter in the history of the exegesis of the third chapter of the book of Exodus, through the concepts of intentio auctoris, intentio operis and intentio lectoris as evidenced by Umberto Eco. The study of the commentaries of Midrash Rabbah, Cyril of Alexandria, Theodoret of Cyrrhus, Brevard Springs Childs and Jorge Pixley shows the difficulty of distinguishing the three intentiones evidenced by Umberto Eco, and defining criteria to distinguish the correct and wrong interpretations, both on theoretical level and in the hermeneutical practice of the exegetes. The thesis seeks to confirm that the absence of clear boundary between the three intentiones is due to the fact that the intentio lectoris always ends up dominating the other ones and sees in the consciousness of this fact an important tool for fighting dogmatism and the exclusivity claims that have always threatened biblical exegesis.