Is this a correct use of the word quintessence?
Biblical hermeneutics form the quintessence of religion and faith through inquiry and reflection.
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any and all help is appreciated,thanks.
That is not a good usage for the word if you mean the perfect system or method of understanding. Check out these sites:
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hermeneutics/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutics
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hermeneutics/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutics