Two Africans and the elusiveness of meaning
This article highlights the impossibility of ever grasping fully the meaning of an OT text and how this loss can be approached. Historical criticism underscored the notion that the OT/HB originated over many years: texts were constantly re-interpreted, contexts often changed, older parts were re-ada...
| Published in: | Old Testament essays |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Old Testament essays
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Translation
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity TK Recent history VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
Augustine
Derrida
Monnica, Georgette Safar Derrida
verbum interior
verbum exterior
deconstruction
B Hermeneutics B African Theology |
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| Summary: | This article highlights the impossibility of ever grasping fully the meaning of an OT text and how this loss can be approached. Historical criticism underscored the notion that the OT/HB originated over many years: texts were constantly re-interpreted, contexts often changed, older parts were re-adapted and therefore many (even opposing) voices can be heard in the Hebrew Scripture. Notwith-standing difficulties and the elusiveness of meaning, OT scholarship can still be of great value and to elaborate this point the views of two African born scholars are discussed and their "solutions" accentuated. The one suggested that studying the text can be a joyful enterprise and the other African advised that we must always be open to future possibilities. |
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| ISSN: | 1010-9919 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n2a11 |