History of Qur'an Exegesis - with Dr Sohaib Saeed (S1-E6)

Watch on YouTube In this episode, we cover: (00:00) What is Hermeneutics? (05:10) What are the boundaries of Qur'anic Tafsir? (10:14) Historically, what have been the genres of Qur'anic Tafsir? (18:41) How has the popularity of "Tafsir based on educated opinion" varied historically? (34:24) Do the earliest Tafsir works have greater epistemological significance than later ones? (41:15) Are opinions valid due to Tafsir consensus? Is challenging consensus possible? (51:39) Could the works of Hadith, Seerah, Qira'at and Fiqh be affected by a 'selection bias'? (57:10) How should we navigate a Tafsir where the author propagates heterodox theological views? (01:06:00) For beginners, what works of Qur'an translation and Tafsir would you recommend?