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Aktuele Bybelinterpretasie in Suid-Afrika – ’n kort oorsig en toepassing

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2011
The current debate on Biblical interpretation – a short review and application The article offers a review of important aspects of Biblical interpretation discussed in four recent books published in Afrikaans by prominent theologians Dirkie Smit, Gerrie ...
Wouter C. van Wyk (jr)
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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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Biblical Interpretation in the Russian Orthodox Church: An historical and hermeneutical perspective

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2001
for an understanding of biblical interpretation within the Russian Orthodox Church. Its purpose is not to advocate pro or contra Russian biblical scholarship, but to place the emphasis on the history of biblical interpretation in the Russian Orthodox ...
A. Negrov
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Conversations in Context: Cross-Cultural (Grassroots) Biblical Interpretation Groups Challenging Western-centric (Professional) Biblical Interpretation

Biblical Interpretation, 2019
This article considers how biblical scholarship might break out of its western-dominated, largely historical-critical mould. I argue that we might challenge the hegemony of ‘western worldview’ scholarship by capitalising on the interpretative insights ...
H. John
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Loftier Doctrine: The use of Scripture in Justin Martyr’S Second Apology

Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2014
Over the past century many scholars have questioned integrity and composition of Justin Martyr’s Second Apology. One frequent criticism is that Justin quotes from a variety of sources in Greco- Roman philosophy, but never once quotes scripture.
Presley Stephen O.
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African biblical studies: Illusions, realities and challenges

In die Skriflig, 2016
African Biblical Studies is a biblical interpretation for the purpose of transformation in Africa. It is the biblical interpretation that makes the ‘African social cultural context a subject of interpretation’.
David T. Adamo
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The quest for hermeneutics of appropriation as a thematic approach for critical biblical interpretation

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
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 ...
Temba T. Rugwiji
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Benefits of Biblical Interpretation to Christians

Nsukka Journal of Religion and Cultural Studies, 2022
Biblical interpretation is the act of interpreting the bible for further understanding. It involves figuring out what God, through His human authors, wanted the biblical text to signify and accomplish.
Queen Ijeoma Sokwaibe, Emmanuel C. Asogwa   +1 more
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The legacy of Circle women�s engagement with the Bible: Reflections from an African male biblical scholar

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2016
The entry of women into religious and theological studies has revolutionised the modus operandi of these disciplines. Especially with the formation of the Circle of Concerned Women Theologians, the study of these disciplines has never been the same.
Lovemore Togarasei
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African biblical studies and the question of methodology: A focus on New Testament scholarship in Nigeria

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
African biblical studies (ABS) focus on biblical interpretation in Africa. Although new, it has gained massive recognition among African biblical scholars as the biblical interpretation focus that best suits the peculiar challenges that face African ...
Kingsley I. Uwaegbute
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