scholarly journals Anders lees, sien, praat en glo � �n antwoord op ander se lees van �Om die Bybel anders te lees: �n Etiek van Bybellees�

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerrie Snyman

To read, see, talk and believe differently � a response to other readers� reading of �Om die Bybel anders te lees: �n Etiek van Bybellees� As any exegesis is necessarily preceded by certain theological convictions, the author of the book Om die Bybel anders te lees: �n Etiek van Bybellees (2007) responds to criticism on the book flowing from a seminar � especially the remarks made by Hans van Deventer and Jurie le Roux. Firstly, the ideas on a changed view of the deity are discussed. This conversation is augmented by a discussion of the criticism levelled at the idea that reading the Bible has consequences for other people, and that a different reading would lead to a different concept of God. Van Deventer�s comments regarding the difficulty of debating theological issues are strengthened by a critical discussion of a debate in Die Kerkblad regarding the grammatical-historical method. His critical remarks regarding the value of a historical consciousness are discussed by way of a question on the relationship between a liberal theology and a conservative political point of view. Le Roux�s struggle with Snyman�s utilisation of apartheid as a rhetorical strategy leads the discussion to a recent example of overcoming racism while using unreflectingly racist imagery. This example indicates how theology effects cosmetic changes, without taking on the real issue. For this reason, the author concludes that a critical reading of the own Western tradition in Africa has become necessary.�--- Abstract translated into Sipedi ---Go bala, go bona, go bolela le go dumela ka go fapana - go arabela go balwa ga 'Om die Bybel anders te lees: �n Etiek van Bybellees' ke babadi ba bangweBjale ka ge go fetleka Bibele go etwa pele ke ditumelo t�a go tiba t�a teologi, mongwadi wa Om die Bybel anders te lees: �n Etiek van Bybellees (2007) o arabela ditsholo t�a puku ye t�eo di tswet�wego ke seminare ye e fetilego - kudu ditshwayotshwayo t�a Hans van Deventer le Jurie le Roux. Sa pele, go ahlaahlwa dikgopolo t�e fetogilego ka Modimo. Poledi�ano ye e tlat�wa ke go ahlaahla tsholo ye e lebanywago le gore go bala Bibele go na le khuet�o ye itsego go batho ba bangwe, le gore go bala ka tsela ya go fapana go tlo tli�a kgopolo ya go fo�agala ka Modimo. Ditshwayotshwayo t�a Van Deventer mabapi le bothata bja go ngangi�ana ka ditaba t�a teologi di loi�wa ke go ahlaahla ka tsholo ka go Die Kerkblad poledi�ano mabapi le mokgwa wa go hlatholla Bibele ka go sekaseka popopolelo(gramatika) le histori ya tlholego ya yona. Ditshwayotshwayo t�a gagwe mabapi le mohola wa boitemogo bja go tli�wa ke histori di ahlaahlwa ka tsela ya pot�i�o tswalanong ya teologi ya tokologo le kgopolo ya sepoloiki ya go gana diphetogo. Bothata bja Le Roux mabapi le kgopolo ya Snyman ya go re kgethollo go ya ka merafe e �omi�wa e le tsela ya go t�hela phori mahlong e i�a poledi�ano ye go mohlala wo e sego wa kgale wa go fenya semorafe ka go �omi�a seswant�hokgopolo sa semorafe sa pepeneng. Mohlala wo o laet�a ka fao teologi e amago diphetogo t�a ka mehla maphelong a batho ntle le go lebanya ditaba t�a paale thwii. Ka lona lebaka leo, mongwadi o ruma ka go re go bala set�o sa batho ba Bodikela mo Afrika ka tshekatsheko le phetleko ya go tiba go tloga go nyakega.--- End of translation ---

1997 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain Provan

It is well known that the seeds from which the modern discipline of OT theology grew are already found in 17th and 18th century discussion of the relationship between Bible and Church, which tended to drive a wedge between the two, regarding canon in historical rather than theological terms; stressing the difference between what is transient and particular in the Bible and what is universal and of abiding significance; and placing the task of deciding which is which upon the shoulders of the individual reader rather than upon the church. Free investigation of the Bible, unfettered by church tradition and theology, was to be the way ahead. OT theology finds its roots more particularly in the 18th century discussion of the nature of and the relationship between Biblical Theology and Dogmatic Theology, and in particular in Gabler's classic theoreticalstatementof their nature and relationship. The first book which may strictly be called an OT theology appeared in 1796: an historical discussion of the ideas to be found in the OT, with an emphasis on their probable origin and the stages through which Hebrew religious thought had passed, compared and contrasted with the beliefs of other ancient peoples, and evaluated from the point of view of rationalistic religion. Here we find the unreserved acceptance of Gabler's principle that OT theology must in the first instance be a descriptive and historical discipline, freed from dogmatic constraints and resistant to the premature merging of OT and NT — a principle which in the succeeding century was accepted by writers across the whole theological spectrum, including those of orthodox and conservative inclination.


Author(s):  
Barbara Pitkin

The chapter examines John Calvin’s commentary on Exodus through Deuteronomy (1563) through the lens of sixteenth-century historical jurisprudence, exemplified in the works of Calvin’s contemporaries François de Connan and François Baudouin. Recent scholarship has demonstrated how Calvin’s historicizing exegesis is in continuity with broader contemporary trends in premodern Christian biblical interpretation; this chapter explores another essential context for Calvin’s approach to the Bible. The intermingling of narrative and legal material in these four biblical books inspired Calvin to break with his customary practice of lectio continua and apply his historical hermeneutic more broadly and creatively to explain the Mosaic histories and legislation. Calvin’s unusual and unprecedented arrangement of the material in this commentary and his attention to the relationship between law and history reveal his engagement with his generation’s quest for historical method.


2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriaan L. Rheeder

In ’n vorige artikel is beredeneer dat die grammaties-historiese metode van Skrifuitleg as kreatuurlike geskrif nie meer voldoende is vir alleengebruik in Skrifvertolking nie en dat dit met ander uitgangspunte aangevul moet word. In aansluiting by twee hermeneutiese uitgangspunte wat in ’n vorige artikel behandel is (Rheeder), word in hierdie artikel ’n verdere drie hermeneutiese vertrekpunte bespreek, naamlik teenkultuur, nie-wetenskaplike skopus en moreel-etiese vertolking. Die teenkulturele vertrekpunt gaan uit van die oortuiging dat outentieke getuienis in die Skrif gevind word in dit wat verskil (afwyk) van die omliggende antieke kultuur, terwyl die nie-wetenskaplike skopus vertrekpunt uit gaan van die standpunt dat wetenskaplike (of empiriese) kennis in die Bybel buite die skopus of bedoeling van die Skrif staan. Die moreel-teologiese vertolking as vertrekpunt van die standpunt uitgaan dat ’n moreel-teologiese beoordeling van liefde die keuse tussen twee konflikterende, maar beide aanvaarbare, interpretasies moet begelei. Daar word tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat ’n etiese verstaan van die posisie van die vrou beteken dat die vrou as gelykwaardig aan die man beskou en so behandel moet word, wat beteken dat die vrou, net soos die man, tot enige amp in die kerk toegelaat mag word.Appeal to Scriptures in the formation of an ethical point of view: An ethical understanding of women in the Bible. In a previous article it was argued that the grammatical-historical method  of  Bible  exposition  was  no  longer  sufficient  as  sole  method  and  should  be supplemented with other hermeneutical points of departure. Following the discussion of two hermeneutical points in a previous article (Rheeder), this article will discuss three other hermeneutical points of departure, namely counterculture, non-scientific scope and moral-ethical interpretation. The counter-cultural point of departure is based on the belief that authentic witness in Scripture is found in that which is different (that which deviates) from the surrounding ancient culture, while a non-scientific scope starts from the view that scientific (or empirical) knowledge in the Bible is outside the scope or intent of Scripture. The point of departure of the moral-theological interpretation is the view that a moral-theological evaluation of love should inform the choice between two conflicting but mutually acceptable interpretations. It is concluded that an ethical understanding of women in the Bible means that women should be regarded and treated as equal to men, which leads to the further conclusion that all offices in the church should be open to women.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-66
Author(s):  
Mihai Handaric

In this paper the author analyzes the influence of Christianity on society. There will be demonstrated that through its structure, man was created to live in the community. He discovers himself by relating to the world surrounding him, as it is argued by Martin Heidegger, and Martin Buber. Here we also include the relationship with the transcendent. The philosophical and sociological arguments help us understand the influence Christianity had on European society. The religion of the European nations had a strong influence on the civilization of the continent and the world. Researchers have come to the conclusion that man was created with an innate religious feeling. Rudolf Otto sought to demonstrate that man's religious experience can only be explained by the aprioric existence of the sacred. So did Mircea Eliade, who introduced a new term "hierophany" to define the act of experiencing the sacred. There were also researchers who reinterpreted the relationship with the sacred. Emile Durkheim argued that ultimately, religion in its present form will be replaced by a so-called "civic religion," which will replace religious services in churches. Accepting the perspective of Scripture, the author tries to show the idea of the presence of Divinity in the believer's life (John 14:15-26). Jurgen Moltman asserts that if society were to enter the process of Christ's discipleship, she would discover the divine alternatives that bring the long-awaited results. Max Weber argued that Christian religion, and especially the sects of Protestantism, had a decisive role in influencing the culture and civilization of modern Europe, and the world at large. From his point of view, the decision of man in capitalist society to make a great effort in his work, has a religious motivation, namely, the doctrine of predestination. Considering that the moral and theological dimension of Christianity lies at the root of human significance, Christians struggle to defend the revealed message. A good example is given by Francis Schaeffer, who in his book Trilogy pleads to preserve the traditional moral values of the Bible. Schaeffer attempts to link the idea of revelation, as it is presented in the Christian Bible, with the discovering of man's significance.


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies ◽  
Tatit Hariyanti ◽  
Dwi Nurhayati

The relationship between literature and religion is still most often confined to the Judaeo-Christian tradition, and it is used to recommend the analysis of the bible as literature and religious aspect of literary works. This paper aims at exploring the possibility that literature could be an alternative means to do comparative studies of certain religious aspects from different religion. It focuses on the name and the significance of the name of Pearl in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter which alludes to the Bible. This paper however will examine the name from different angle; that is from an Islamic point of view, for the purpose of a comparison. Pearl is also mentioned in Al-Qur’an and some Hadiths; therefore they will be the main sources to analyze the view on pearl. The result is that The Scarlet Letter shows the vivid image of Pearl in Islam. Pearls in Islam have both worldly and spiritual significance with their special characteristics such as being natural, beautiful, pure, invaluable and demanding great price and effort to gain them. Relating to the character of Pearl in The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne depicts Pearl as having such characteristics .


Imbizo ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Hazel Tafadzwa Ngoshi

Historical consciousness has always been at the centre of autobiographical narration and, through historical consciousness; the public experiences of narrating a subject are brought into the private act of narrating the self. There is, therefore, a thin line dividing history and fiction in autobiography and this demonstrates how autobiography is situated in history. This article argues that the demarcation of history and fiction by traditional scholars has to be revised in the wake of the realisation that the historian also makes use of metaphor and point of view in writing what is supposedly an objective ordering of events. Given this argument, the article proposes that the reading of Zimbabwean autobiography should be ahistoricised undertaking since the location of the autobiographical subject in the historical and political spectrum of Zimbabwean national experiences is critical to our understanding of the relationship between narrative and the context of its production. It further argues that the telling of one’s story in autobiography is a performance of historical identities, which makes the historicity of autobiographical texts central to our understanding of autobiographical subjects. It concludes that apprehending the historicity of a text and the textuality of history are necessary since autobiographical subjects congeal around history and the discursive background matters.


Author(s):  
Dhuha Adel Mahmood, Anwar zuheer nori

Praise be to Allaah and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. After this, the reason we chose this subject from the Islamic point of view is because this name is related to the time of the Israelites in Surat Al- Israa in the first and last promise as the general interpreters went to it. Hearing a lot, especially in our beloved homeland as an Iraqi of Arab origin of the sons of Sam Ibn Noah took Babylon as his capital, which is part of our dear country. This is what we proved from many ancient and modern sources after a discussion, some of which show that the lineage of Nebuchadnezzar is due to Ham 's son Noah, and that Ham is the father of the Persians. Our main findings are: Nebuchadnezzar is of Arab rather than Persian origin Nebuchadnezzar had been converted to Islam because he was influenced by the prophets of the Israelites. Nebuchadnezzar did not treat the Israelites in captivity badly, but provided them with places where they could earn a decent living despite their constant treachery, but wanted to be under constant surveillance. The importance of this subject lies in making a comparison in the mention of this king in the three monotheistic religions to know what is the origin of Nebuchadnezzar and how he ruled and why the captivity and what impact Nebuchadnezzar on the Jews and the influence of Jews and what was his religion and whether he changed it later to be influenced by the prophets of the children of Israel, and is it His promises in the Koran (the promise of the first and the Hereafter) in a neutral scientific manner. The comparative method was used in this study between the three monotheistic religions as well as the historical method which was based on taking from what the three heavenly books indicated a hint or statement, namely the Qur'an, the Torah and the Bible, as well as Hadith books, exegesis books, historical books and some modern books dealing with this subject.    


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Aldi Maulana ◽  
Ayi Budi Santosa

This article aimed to analyze the relationship between civil government and military leader during the Wilopo Cabinet. The main issue was how did the soldiers’ attitude in the events of October 17, 1952, with the stance of the Anty-Parliament during the Wilopo Cabinet? The research method that used was the historical method which according to Helius Sjamsuddin, covering the collecting of the sources (heuristics), source criticism, and historiography. As for the results’ findings in this study is the intervention over the military internal’s matters and civil government which resulted in a worse relationship. Besides, the events of October 17, 1952, can be seen from different points of view, both the party pros and cons point of view by understanding the background of the occurrence of such events. Besides, reactions and responses after the events of October 17, caused friction in the internal military and civil government that could erode the country’sintegration. The soldiers’ attitude in the events put pressure on the civil government to give political policies that took a side but has no intention to take control of the civilian Government directly (The Pretorian of Moderators’ type).


2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-118
Author(s):  
Bennett Gilbert ◽  

The paper explores the question of the relationship between the practice of original philosophical inquiry and the study of the history of philosophy. It is written from my point of view as someone starting a research project in the history of philosophy that calls this issue into question, in order to review my starting positions. I argue: first, that any philosopher is sufficiently embedded in culture that her practice is necessarily historical; second, that original work is in fact in part a reconstruction by reinterpretation of the past and that therefore it bears some relation to historiographic techniques for the restoration of damaged objects and texts; and third that the special oddities of the relations of present and past do not fail to ensnare the philosopher, who must restore the past but freely break from it. I describe this relationship as proleptic. Finally, I argue that this is a moral imperative in writing philosophy, derived from the imperative to be honest.


2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 165-184
Author(s):  
Timothy Beal

This essay attends to a distinction that requires closer examination and theorization in our discourse on iconic books and other scriptures: the difference between iconic object and cultural icon. How do we conceive of relations between the particular, ritualized iconicities of particular scriptures in particular religious contexts and the cultural iconicities of scriptures in general, such as “the Bible” or “the Quran,” whose visual and material objectivity is highly ambiguous? How if at all are the iconic cultural meanings of the ideas of such books related to the particular iconic textual objects more or less instantiate them? These questions are explored through particular focus on the relationship between the particular iconicities of particular print Bibles, as iconic objects, and the general iconicity of the cultural icon of the Bible.


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