scholarly journals Sexting and Sexual Injustices against Women in Ghana: A Case of Biblical Narratives of Dinah And Tamar

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Twumasi-Ankrah ◽  
Joseph Gyanvi-Blay
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Criticism ◽  
Biblical Hermeneutics ◽  
Biblical Narratives ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Sexual Stories ◽  
2 Samuel

This paper evaluates the place of justice in sexual interactions between males and females in Ghana in particular and in Africa in general. It discusses the unfairness inherent in cases of rape, adultery and divorce and sexting in Ghana in light of African Biblical Hermeneutics. The study has discovered that issues of sexual injustices date back to ancient times with sexting being its latest dimension, especially in Ghana. Sexual injustices in any form have both cultural as well as religious connotations. Employing Narrative Criticism on the sexual stories of Dinah and Tamar in Genesis 34 and 2 Samuel 13 respectively, the study has established that the culture from which the Christian scripture originated was chauvinistic. Undoubtedly, one of the most integral causes is inherent in interpretation. The authors have therefore advocated for a reconstruction of those texts and worldviews by incorporating hermeneutics of inclusiveness and equality before God, using Jesus as the standard. Keywords: Sexting, Sexual injustices, Biblical Hermeneutics, Biblical Narratives, Ethical.

The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Narrative

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Narrative Criticism ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Biblical Narratives ◽  
Narrative Constructions ◽  
History Of ◽  
Aesthetic Characteristics ◽  
Time Frames ◽  
Relationship Of

Comprised of contributions from scholars across the globe, The Oxford Handbook to Biblical Narrative offers critical treatments of both the Bible’s narratives and topics related to the Bible’s narrative constructions. The volume’s fifty-one chapters fall into five sections: The first section covers the general work of biblical narrative, the history of biblical narrative criticism, the socio-historical influences on biblical narrative, and issues of narrative genre. The second section focuses on the biblical narratives themselves, from Genesis to Revelation, providing both overviews of literary-critical treatments of individual biblical books and innovative readings of biblical narratives informed by a variety of methodological approaches and theoretical frameworks. The third section targets how various kinds of bodies are constructed in biblical narrative. The fourth section explores the natural, social, and conceptual landscapes of biblical story worlds. The final section raises questions of reading, particularly the relationship of culture to biblical interpretation and the ethical responsibilities of readers. The volume as a whole combines literary sensitivities with the traditional historical and sociological questions of biblical criticism and puts biblical studies into intentional conversation with other disciplines in the humanities. It reframes biblical literature in a way that highlights its aesthetic characteristics, its ethical and religious appeal, its organic qualities as communal literature, its witness to various forms of social and political negotiation, and its uncanny power to affect readers and hearers across disparate time-frames and global communities.

scholarly journals The relevance of the metaphor of God as Father in a democratic, non-sexist and religious society: An African Christian perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leepo Modise ◽  
Hannelie Wood
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Father Figure ◽  
Christian Perspective ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Attributes Of God ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
God The Father ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Given

This article consists of four parts. Firstly, the article indicates the impact of the ancient contextual factors of using Father as an attribute of God. The position and role of males and females in the ancient times is highlighted to give clear background why the human authors of the Scripture made use of the ‘father figure’ as the attribute of God. Secondly, attention is given to the revelation of Scripture that God has revealed God-self and how human writers encode the message to suit their context. Thirdly, the question of the relevancy of using God the Father as an attribute of God within a democratic, non-sexist society, and amidst complicated family lives, is addressed. Fourthly, recommendations are made on the multi-faceted attributes of God that can be used interchangeably within the given context. The article argues that God as Spirit is neither male nor female, but incorporeal, and therefore transcends all creation because God is the creator God and cannot be confined to any gender, colour or race.

scholarly journals The quest for hermeneutics of appropriation as a thematic approach for critical biblical interpretation

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Temba Rugwiji
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Biblical Interpretation ◽  
Public Hearing ◽  
Biblical Hermeneutics ◽  
Personal Property ◽  
Biblical Narratives ◽  
Thematic Approach ◽  
Postcolonial Discourse ◽  
Contemporary Interpretation ◽  
The Needy

This study attempts to promulgate a method called ‘hermeneutics of appropriation’ as a thematic approach of a scientific research. ‘Hermeneutics’ is not the same as ‘appropriation’; hermeneutics refers to a science of interpretation, whereas appropriation depicts an idea of adoption. Hermeneutics of appropriation employs themes (hence, thematic analysis) as opposed to contextual biblical hermeneutics that focuses largely on contemporary interpretation of biblical narratives. Thus, adopting the phrase ‘hermeneutics of appropriation’ presents the idea of a scientific interpretation of a theme that is applied in a differing context from which it originated. The present study aims at highlighting some dynamics that illustrate contextual biblical interpretation as a biased approach. Having presented such dynamics, the study will then suggest the employment of hermeneutics of appropriation in which relevant themes from the biblical text are utilised in a hermeneutical discourse. A dialogue with various previous contributions that conferred on contextual biblical hermeneutics will illuminate the above notion. With regard to hermeneutics of appropriation, representative examples of themes from the Judean postexilic context to be appropriated in the Zimbabwean postcolonial discourse comprises of two aspects: (1) geopolitical and socioeconomic crises and (2) Nehemiah’s social justice reforms. The latter consists of five subthemes: public hearing to rebuke the leadership, condemnation of usury, payment of tax, return of personal property to the owner and food donation to the needy.

Hermeneutics, biblical

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony C. Thiselton
Keyword(s):  
Early Years ◽  
Biblical Hermeneutics ◽  
Full Account ◽  
Divine Grace ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
Third Phase ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Theories Of Meaning ◽  
Hans Georg Gadamer

Hermeneutics has traditionally been defined as the theory of interpretation. Biblical hermeneutics concerns the interpretation of biblical texts. But ‘interpretation’ tends to reflect the nature of the discipline only from ancient times to about 1960. Increasingly it has come to be seen not as a tool used for difficult or obscure texts, or even for the application of such texts to the present, but as a theory of understanding in the broadest sense. It currently also relates to views of contextual theories of meaning and truth, in contrast to formalist approaches. From ancient times until about 1800, philosophy played a minimal role in biblical hermeneutics. The subject concerned theology in the context of grammatical, philological, historical and linguistic inquiry. With the work of Schleiermacher in the early years of the nineteenth century, however, hermeneutics entered a new phase. It became a transcendental discipline, seeking to explore the conditions under which the understanding of texts becomes possible at all. In the era following Schleiermacher, theorists drew on the work of Dilthey and Heidegger, among others. A third phase began with the work of Hans-Georg Gadamer in the early 1960s. Gadamer replaced the Enlightenment preoccupation with ‘method’ in the context of ‘science’ and ‘reason’ with a hermeneutics which took full account of the interpreter’s prior situatedness within a given historical tradition. This angle of approach was developed further by Habermas, who noted the role of ‘interest’ in understanding, and by Ricoeur, who, in dialogue with Freud and others, stressed the role of ‘suspicion’ as well as ‘listening’ in hermeneutics. Barthes and Derrida challenged the very notion of a ‘given’ text, shifting emphasis to construals by society and by readers which reflect motivations not immediately apparent from the supposed messages of texts. This raises a multitude of fundamental questions for biblical hermeneutics and theology. If texts are no more than shifting constructs, what may still be said about divine grace or revelation? Do sacred texts merely mediate idolatrous constructs? How may hermeneutics serve to unmask interests which interpreters bring to the text and tempt them to use texts manipulatively?

scholarly journals Memaknai Kisah Daud dan Batsyeba Melalui Kritik Naratif Dalam Teks 2 Samuel 11:1-27

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-55
Author(s):  
Yola Pradita
Keyword(s):  
Role Model ◽  
Narrative Criticism ◽  
The Other ◽  
King David ◽  
Christian Leader ◽  
Christian Leaders ◽  
2 Samuel

David was a clever king, great at war, correct in making decisions, sincere and loyal. However, the writer book of 2 Samuel did not consider King David to be a great dan perpect king in his leadership. David had a week point too, so that David’s sin was told frankly. This study aims to interpret David weakness in the story of David and Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11: 1-27) through the method of narrative criticism, then it can be provide relevance for today's life. The result of the narrative criticism that has been done is David disregarded God's law in using his power, even he was sleeping with Bathsheba, the Uriah wife’s. Bathsheba and the other characters in the narrative are only supporting figures representing small people to criticize David's power. The results of this interpretation can be relevant for Christian leaders today. This text means that everything we are doing must be in accordance with God's perspective. A Christian leader in his power must be under God's law, because a leader is an example and role model for many people. Daud adalah seorang raja yang pandai, hebat dalam peperangan, tepat dalam mengambil keputusan, tulus dan setia. Namun, penulis kitab 2 Samuel tidak menganggap raja Daud sebagai raja yang hebat dan sempurna dalam kepemimpinannya. Daud juga mempunyai titik kelemahan sehingga dosa Daud pun diceritakan dengan terus terang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memaknai kelemahan Daud dalam kisah Daud dan Batsyeba (2 Samuel 11:1-27) melalui metode kritik naratif, kemudian direlevansikan bagi kehidupan masa kini. Hasil dari kritik naratif yang sudah dilakukan adalah Daud tidak menghiraukan hukum Allah dalam menggunakan kekuasaannya, ia tidur dengan Batsyeba, istri Uria. Batsyeba dan tokoh lain dalam narasi hanyalah tokoh pendukung yang mewakili orang-orang kecil untuk mengkritik kekuasaan Daud. Hasil penafsiran ini dapat direlevansikan bagi para pemimpin Kristen masa kini. Teks ini bermakna bahwa segala sesuatu yang dilakukan harus sesuai dengan perspektif Allah. Seorang pemimpin kristen dalam kekuasaannya harus berada di bawah hukum Allah, sebab seorang pemimpin adalah teladan dan panutan bagi banyak orang.

scholarly journals Reading the wedding at Cana in Galilee (Jn 2:1–11) through the lenses of introverted sensing and introverted intuition: Perceiving text differently

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie J. Francis ◽  
Adam J. Stevenson ◽  
Christopher F. J. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Psychological Type ◽  
Biblical Hermeneutics ◽  
Auxiliary Functions ◽  
Biblical Narratives

Working within the reader perspective approach to biblical hermeneutics, a series of empirical studies have tested the theory that the readers’ psychological type preference between sensing and intuition (the two Jungian perceiving functions) shapes distinctive readings of biblical narratives. More recently, closer attention has also been given to differentiation within these two perceiving functions of sensing and intuition with regard to their introverted and extraverted orientation. Against this background, the present study examines the distinctive reading of the Johannine narrative of the wedding at Cana, a passage rich in materials to engage the perceiving functions, by two groups whose dominant or auxiliary functions were introverted sensing and introverted intuition.Contribution: Situated within the reader perspective approach to biblical hermeneutics, the sensing, intuition, feeling, thinking (SIFT) method is concerned with identifying the influence of the psychological type of the reader in shaping the interpretation of text. The foundations of the SIFT approach distinguish amongst the four functions of sensing, intuition, feeling and thinking. The present study builds on this foundation by introducing the nuance of the orientation in which the function is expressed, in this case focusing specifically on introverted sensing and introverted intuition.

The Functions of Peter's Mission Speeches in the Narrative of Acts

1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Tannehill
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Criticism ◽  
Past Study ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Biblical Narratives ◽  
Literary Theories ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Function ◽  
Lukan Theology

The repeated elements in the mission speeches of Acts have attracted considerable attention. Some scholars believe that these repeated elements reflect a pattern of early Christian preaching; 1 others see in them a pattern of Lukan theology.2 Narrative criticism, the study of biblical narratives in light of literary theories of narrative,3 suggests that past study should be balanced by a different approach. It suggests that we should investigate the functions of the individual speeches within their narrative settings. Despite the repeated themes, the speeches differ significantly in emphasis and function. These differences relate to the narrative setting in which each speech is found, and the setting influences the speech more profoundly than is commonly recognized. It is illuminating to think of each of the speeches as an action in the unfolding narrative plot. In speaking, Peter acts to influence a particular audience at a particular point in the plot. This action and the hearers’ decision about how to respond will determine

Bronchial stereocilia in the immotile cilia syndrome: A case report

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 52-53
Author(s):  
George Price ◽  
Lizardo Cerezo
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modifications ◽  
Respiratory Epithelium ◽  
Immotile Cilia ◽  
Kartagener's Syndrome ◽  
Membrane Blebs ◽  
Radial Spokes ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Dynein Arms ◽  
Ultrastructural Finding ◽  
Ultrastructural Findings

Ultrastructural defects of ciliary structure have been known to cause recurrent sino-respiratory infection concurrent with Kartagener's syndrome. (1,2,3) These defects are also known to cause infertility in both males and females. (4) Overall, the defects are defined as the Immotile, or Dyskinetic Cilia Syndrome (DCS). Several ultrastructural findings have been described, including decreased number of cilia, multidirection orientation, fused and compound cilia, membrane blebs, excess matrix in the axoneme, missing outer tubular doublets, translocated doublets, defective radial spokes and dynein arms. A rare but noteworthy ultrastructural finding in DCS is the predominance of microvilli-like structures on the luminal surface of the respiratory epithelium. (5,6) These permanent surface modifications of the apical respiratory epithelium no longer resemble cilia but reflect the ultrastructure of stereocilia, similar to that found in the epidydimal epithelium. Like microvilli, stereocilia are devoid of microtubular ultrastructure in comparison with true cilia.

The dual nature of obesity in metabolic programming: quantity versus quality of adipose tissue

2020 ◽  
Vol 134 (18) ◽  
pp. 2447-2451
Author(s):  
Anissa Viveiros ◽  
Gavin Y. Oudit
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Maternal Obesity ◽  
Metabolic Programming ◽  
Dual Nature ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Adipose Tissue Volume ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Metabolically Healthy

Abstract The global prevalence of obesity has been rising at an alarming rate, accompanied by an increase in both childhood and maternal obesity. The concept of metabolic programming is highly topical, and in this context, describes a predisposition of offspring of obese mothers to the development of obesity independent of environmental factors. Research published in this issue of Clinical Science conducted by Litzenburger and colleagues (Clin. Sci. (Lond.) (2020) 134, 921–939) have identified sex-dependent differences in metabolic programming and identify putative signaling pathways involved in the differential phenotype of adipose tissue between males and females. Delineating the distinction between metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity is a topic of emerging interest, and the precise nature of adipocytes are key to pathogenesis, independent of adipose tissue volume.

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