Gendered African (biblical) scholarship: An ode to Talitha
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Gendered African (biblical) scholarship: An ode to Talitha | |
| Creator | Tshehla, Maarman S. | |
| Description | Attributed in Christian scripture to Jesus’s very lips, the intriguing Aramaic phrase ‘Talitha, Kum!’ has emerged as an important refrain within gendered African theological scholarship. African women’s experiences in the hands of religion and culture do so resonate with the two tangled stories that comprise the phrase’s literary context. The resonance is such that African women’s Bible reading strategies have come to be referred to as ‘Talitha cum African women’s biblical hermeneutics’ or some variant thereof. The ensuing panegyric by a male admirer engages the fresh ways whereby African women biblical hermeneutics (aka Talitha) are breathing new life into (African) biblical scholarship. In appreciation and tribute to African women theologians’ fragrant contributions to Christian life and reflection, the ode samples their work in a manner that in places feels intrusive whilst certainly nowhere near complete. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-11-29 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v75i1.5294 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 75, No 1 (2019); 9 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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