RUDN Journal of PhilosophyRUDN Journal of Philosophy2313-23022408-8900Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)11707Text and tradition: the hermeneutical circle in bibliologyVevyurkoI SMoscow Aviation Institute-Moscow Aviation Institute150420094223012092016Copyright © 2009, Vevyurko I.S.2009The article deals with relations between sacral text and religious tradition maintaining it over the history. The main ancient recensions of the Bible are demonstrating transformations of the former text, and it's not easy to say which of them reflects the original variant. So we find ourselves within hermeneutical circle, where only the comparative critic of traditions is able to give the key.bibliologyhermeneutictheologycomparative studyphilosophy of religionбиблиологиягерменевтикатеологиякомпаративистикарелигиозная философия