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African contextual hermeneutics
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2022 Hermeneutics is the science of textual interpretation and comprises a wide range of disciplines, which helps to control subjective influences in the study of the Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures.
Ebele C. Chukwuka
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Gendered African (biblical) scholarship: An ode to Talitha
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019 Attributed in Christian scripture to Jesus’s very lips, the intriguing Aramaic phrase ‘Talitha, Kum!’ has emerged as an important refrain within gendered African theological scholarship. African women’s experiences in the hands of religion and culture do
Maarman S. Tshehla
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2021 Today there are a number of ecological hermeneutics, such as the Exeter project (UK), the Earth Bible project (Australia), the anti-ecological readings and the eco-feminist readings.
Kivatsi J. Kavusa
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The task and distinctiveness of African biblical hermeneutic(s) [PDF]
Old Testament Essays, 2015 Tins paper deals with the nature of African biblical hermeneutic( s), its task and distinctiveness. African biblical hermeneutic is the principle of interpretation of the Bible for transformation in Africa, It can also be called African cultural hermeneutic(s) or African biblical transformational hermeneutic(s) or African Biblical Studies. 'Hie task of
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African biblical hermeneutics in a state of flux – towards refocusing its trajectory
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2022 Cette étude tente de réexaminer de manière critique certaines préoccupations herméneutiques clés d'un groupe représentatif de spécialistes africains des études bibliques et religieuses, qui fondent la réflexion théologique africaine sur les valeurs, les cultures et les réalités sociales africaines traditionnelles.
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Old Testament Essays, 2021 One of the prolific writers in the discipline of African Biblical Hermeneutics is the Nigerian Old Testament (OT) scholar, Professor Tuesday David Adamo.
Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan'a Mphahlele)
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Interpretations of the Tower of Babel narrative in the African context
Acta Theologica, 2014 Biblical scholarship from the African context provides possible new and creative perspectives for the interpretation of the Tower of Babel narrative because of uniquely African questions that structure the interpretative process.
M. Rathbone
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Biblical interpretation during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives from Africa
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 Biblical interpretation and/or hermeneutics is largely influenced by context and prevailing events and/or issues. This is attested by many scholars in the field.
Daniel N.A. Aryeh, Victor V.S. Molobi
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Missionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2012 Although they are a majority of the South African population, African women in South Africa remain on the periphery of the margins of our communities. They are women who, although are a majority, mostly remain without a voice.
Masenya, Madipoane J. (ngwan’a Mphahlele)
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Redefining love: Engaging the Johannine and Akan concepts of love through dialogic hermeneutics
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 Both the Johannine and Akan cultures are described in scholarly literature as collectivistic communities that value love as a communal value. Nonetheless, a scholarly analysis of the Akan concept reveals that Akan proverbial tradition promotes love ...
Godibert K. Gharbin, Ernest Van Eck
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