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African contextual hermeneutics [PDF]

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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The promise of attending to literary context for contextual biblical hermeneutics in Africa [PDF]

Acta Theologica, 2021
For important reasons, African contextual hermeneutics raises the main question: “What does the Scripture mean to us and our community?”. This article asserts that the reader-centred approach tends to allow the voice of the community to ring louder than
D.W. Ellington
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African contextual hermeneutics

Verbum et Ecclesia
No abstract available.
Dirk J. Human
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African Biblical Hermeneutics Considering Ifá Hermeneutic Principles

Religions, 2023
African contextual biblical hermeneutics, practiced mainly among those from the southern hemisphere, is framed by conflicting academic approaches, methods, epistemologies, rationalities, etc.
Moïse Adéniran Adékambi
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Debriefing hermeneutics for a balanced reading of the biblical text

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
In this study, it is argued that the trust of previous (and existing) hermeneutical approaches of promoting ancient biblical texts as applicable to the everyday life of contemporary readers is not only imaginable but also too ambitious.
Mogomme A. Masoga
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Towards a hermeneutics of sustainability in Africa: Engaging indigenous knowledge in dialogue with Christianity

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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Jesus, our Liberator: An Intercultural Dialogue

Conspectus, 2021
Do contextual readings have value? And by contextual is meant re-readings of the text that take into account the contextual situatedness of the reader.
Elizabeth Mburu
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Christianity in Africa: The cost of loyalty to Zionism

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
For Israel, the demographic significance of Christians in sub-Saharan Africa presents an opportunity to exchange development aid, trade deals and military agreements for votes in global forums. In this article, the author examines the idea of Israel as a
Marthie Momberg
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The African Church’s application of anointing oil: An expression of Christian spirituality or a display of fetish ancestral religion?

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
The content of Christian spirituality that made waves since the inception of the early church soon took on different contours as the faith got adapted to different gentile contexts.
Joel K. Biwul
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Mother Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics within the Context of African Biblical Hermeneutics: It’s Origin, Trends and Challenges [PDF]

Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology
This study delves into the intricate landscape of Mother Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics within the context of African Biblical Hermeneutics, aiming to unravel its origins, discern trends, and confront challenges.
Richard Osei Akoto
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