scholarly journals PARADIGM CHANGES IN THE BIBLE SCIENCES AND THE TEACHING OF BIBLICAL STUDIES IN THE NEW SOUTH AFRICA

Scriptura ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Izak JJ Spangenberg
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New South ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
The Bible

scholarly journals Interpreting the Bible in the 'new' South Africa: Remarks on some problems and challenges

1997 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Human
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
New South ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Biblical Hermeneutics ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
South African Society ◽  
The Bible ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
Interpretation Process

Interpreting the Bible in the 'new' South Africa DJ Human Department of Biblical Studies (Sec B) University of Pretoria The Bible plays an important role in South African society. The interpretation of this book within or outside the Christian community has become an increaslingly major source of debate. It has been used and misused in several spheres of society. This article does not intend providing an extensive and composite picture of the problems and character of biblical hermeneutics. Nor will it attempt to elaborate on or explain the origins, development and influences of all the different her-meneutical approaches. Rather, it poses to be an introduction to a few of the problem(s) encountered in the attempt to understand the Bible, especially in terms of the 'new' South Africa. Within the framework of this scope, remarks will be made regarding the challenges involved in interpreting the Bible, the role of the interpreter in the interpretation process, the varied forms of literature to be found in Scripture, and in the last instance, to take cognisance of a few methodological approaches to the text analysis of the Bible.

scholarly journals Oor doodloopstrate en omweë: kanttekeninge by die boek Doodloopstrate van die geloof — ’n Perspektief op die Nuwe Hervorming

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 361-373
Author(s):  
IJJ Spangenberg
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Christian Religion ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Rudolf Bultmann ◽  
Vice Principal ◽  
The University ◽  
Church Councils

In 2002 a number of biblical scholars in South Africa published a book with the title Die Nuwe Hervorming (= The New Reformation). Since then reformed theologians and church councils in South Africa reacted vehemently and accused these scholars of heresy. The debate about a possible new reformation has not abated. Professor J J F Durand, theologian and former vice-principal of the University of Western Cape, recently published a book with the title Doodloopstrate van die geloof – ’n Perspektief op die Nuwe Hervorming (= Culs-de-sac of the Christian religion – a perspective on the New Reformation). He is of the opinion that the scholars who advocate a new reformation are merely followers of Rudolf Bultmann. The article argues that Durand and like minded reformed theologians in South Africa ignore the latest research in biblical studies and therefore adhere to fundamentalist opinions about the Bible and church doctrines.

Beyond the debate: an agenda for biblical studies in the new South Africa

1996 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-151
Author(s):  
Rev M. T. Speckman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Testament ◽  
New South ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Departure Point

AbstractNew Testament methods are products of the contexts out of which they have emerged. Any attempt at devising new ways of teaching Biblical Studies should be cognisant of this. The different methods used are not naive but are in the service of the user's interests. Hence fragmentation and sectarianism. A common departure point is suggested as a prerequisite for any meaningful alternative to the teaching of Biblical Studies in South Africa.

scholarly journals William (Wil) Vosloo - 'n Bybel-wetensakplike wat die Ou Testament vir die volk wou oopbreek

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.J. Human
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Professional Career ◽  
The Bible ◽  
University Level ◽  
Biblical Scholar ◽  
The Church

William (WiJ) Vosloo - A Biblical scholar who exposes the Old Testament for ordinary people W Vosloo (1934- ) is one of the fine Old Testament scholars in South Africa. His work on the exposition and understanding of the Bible in general, and on the Old Testament in particular, counts to the core contributions of Biblical Studies in South Africa the last two decades. This short portrait sketches Vosloo as a man of mature character and life experience. With his exposition of biblical texts, his aim was to serve the church. At university level he was a dedicated academician and lecturer. He will also be remembered as a theologian and author of stature. William Vosloo was in his professional career really a human being for fellow humans.

Post-Apartheid Racism in South Africa The Bible, Social Identity and Stereotyping

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 246-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Punt
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
New South ◽  
First Century ◽  
Identity Negotiations ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Racist Discourse

AbstractThis contribution investigates the interplay between the recent (early 2008) spate of racist-marked events in South Africa and the Bible, starting with the way biblical references featured in subsequent discussions of the events. The use of the Bible and hermeneutics employed seems to be meshed into a broader array of ways in which "new South African" identities are negotiated, together with the tensions and resistance such identity-negotiations encounter (evoke and counter). Such presence of the Bible is further considered in light of the biblical documents' own tendency towards stereotyping in a manner true to first century-convention, with social identity theory providing the contours for discussing social categorisation and stereotyping. The paper is concluded with some deliberations on the intersections of South African racist discourse and biblical stereotyping.

scholarly journals THE BIBLE AND ETHOS IN A NEW SOUTH AFRICA

Scriptura ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
D J Smit
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New South ◽  
The Bible

scholarly journals Teaching the Bible at public universities in South Africa: A proposal for multidisciplinary approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zorodzai Dube
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Colonial Legacy ◽  
The Bible ◽  
African Independent Churches ◽  
Independent Churches

How should the academy teach the Bible? I noted two challenges to this endeavour. Firstly, the Bible has been used as superstructure to justify and to solidify colonialism and apartheid in South Africa which resulted in people to mistrust the way the Western missionaries interpreted the Bible. It also gave birth to the inception of African Independent Churches (AIC) and an urgent need to reinterpret the Bible from the experiences of Africans. However, the initial question remains how the academy should teach the Bible. The complexity of this question is that despite the Bible’s association with a colonial legacy, the ordinary people did not stop reading the Bible and to make meaning of their lives from it. This study justifies the place of the Bible in public universities in South Africa and proposes ways the academy should teach the Bible. This study suggests a two-pronged approach to Biblical Studies at public universities. Firstly, the academy should critically engage the ideological presupposition underlying the theories used in the academy. Secondly, the academy must be open to the fact that the Bible is part of popular culture; hence, the academy should critically reflect how the Bible is used in public space. Therefore my hypothesis is that the academy should further focus on critiquing ideological inclinations that underline established truths in addition to focusing on the historical meaning of the Bible and establishing contextual similarities. Teaching the Bible should focus on analysing cultural, political and economic ideological truths that find support from the Bible. I propose that this line of thought is possible through cultural studies and/or interdisciplinary methods.

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