Legion in a ‘Living Landscape’: Contextual Bible Study as a Disruptive Tool (Luke 8:26-39 Interpreted in Owamboland, Namibia)1
This article offers insights into the narrative of the Gerasene Demoniac (Luke 8:26-39) from grassroots interpreters in Owamboland, Namibia. The participants’ perspectives on the ‘Living Landscape’—contextualised against a background of Owambo ethnographic data—disrupt understandings of landscapes a...
| Published in: | The expository times |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2017]
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The expository times
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BS Traditional African religions FD Contextual theology HC New Testament KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Bible Theology B Gerasene Demoniac B Landscape B Spirits B Legion B Bible B Owambo B Mark B Contextual Bible Study B African Biblical Interpretation B Healing of the Gerasene demoniac (Miracle) |
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| Summary: | This article offers insights into the narrative of the Gerasene Demoniac (Luke 8:26-39) from grassroots interpreters in Owamboland, Namibia. The participants’ perspectives on the ‘Living Landscape’—contextualised against a background of Owambo ethnographic data—disrupt understandings of landscapes and spirits found in Western-centric professional biblical scholarship. This illustrates the potential of Contextual Bible Study (or variants thereof) both to bring forth original interpretive insights and to capitalise on particular cultural contexts as sites of expertise. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524616676770 |