Bible reading in Africa: the shaping of a reformed perspective
In die Skriflig
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Bible reading in Africa: the shaping of a reformed perspective | |
| Creator | Wielenga, B. | |
| Description | In this article I try to develop a reformed perspective on Bible reading in Africa by ordinary readers. I explore the concept of ordinary readers in the context of recent hermeneutical discus-sions, and of the differences between their mode of reading and that of biblical scholars against the background ofthe reality of the oral or semi-literate cultures of Africa. A reformed perspec-tive, with its emphasis on the church as locus for Bible reading under the operation of the Holy Spirit, opens up a way forward out of the dilemma between ordinary and professional Bible reading. A reformed perspective can also clear the way for a gender-sensitive reading of the Bible in a continent where most Bible readers are women. This requires from those who read the Bible together an attitude of humility. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2010-07-25 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ids.v44i3/4.168 | |
| Source | In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi; Vol 44, No 3/4 (2010); 699-722 2305-0853 1018-6441 | |
| Language | eng | |
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