SCRIPTURA  

B C Lategan

The contributions to this special edition were originally presented as papers at the first Consultation on Contextual Hermeneutics organized by the Centre for Contextual Hermeneutics at Stellenbosch during April 1991. The aim was to explore the concept of... see more

Bernard Lategan

Why the wide-spread interest in contextuality, also and especially in dealing with biblical material? Is this the latest fad every self-respecting exegete is supposed to master in order to impress his or her peers? Is it merely a short term interest, with... see more

J Eugene Botha

Despite its wide usage, it is extremely difficult to define exactly what the term ‘contextualization’ refers to. This is so because this term itself is used by a large number of disciplines within the theological world, and not always in the same sense. E... see more

Ferdinand Deist

Botha (1991) refers to various approaches to ‘contextualisation’, some of which proceed from the assumption that Scripture should interpret present situations, while others insist on letting present situations interpret Scripture. In what follows I shall ... see more

Welile Mazamisa

In South Africa the Bible has always been read and taught in pluralistic contexts. Contexts, however, are dynamic and keep on changing. In our case, the complexity of our context is compounded by our singular history and the existence of a complex politic... see more

Daniel Patte,Gary Phillips

This essay is a report on ‘work in progress’. It is a critical reflection on a project that we have been developing for more than one year. Provisionally entitled, ‘Teaching the Bible in Pluralistic Contexts: Ethical Accountability and White Male Exegetes... see more

Bethel A Müller,Dirk J Smit

Religion – especially the Christian religion – has played, and still plays, and extremely important role in the structuring of public life in South Africa (78% of the population regard themselves as Christian; cf the decisive role Afrikaner churches playe... see more

Gerald West

Something is missing in contextual biblical hermeneutics in South Africa. The voice(s) of ‘the people’ or what I have called ‘the ordinary reader’ is missing. However, the influence of reader-response criticism in biblical studies, the commitment to an op... see more