THE CALL TO REWRITE THE BIBLE: SOME PERSPECTIVES
In the recent past a number of calls, particularly in the African context, were issued for rewriting the Bible. Apart from attention to what such rewriting would entail, an investigation of the purported reasons for such calls is imperative. It is questionable whether the early hermeneutical pract...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2001
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| In: |
Scriptura
Year: 2001, Volume: 77, Pages: 303-324 |
| Further subjects: | B
rewrite of bible
B status of bible B African Context |
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| Summary: | In the recent past a number of calls, particularly in the African context, were issued for rewriting the Bible. Apart from attention to what such rewriting would entail, an investigation of the purported reasons for such calls is imperative. It is questionable whether the early hermeneutical practices of the Jewish "rewritten" Bible or inner-biblical exegesis can be claimed as legitimate precedent for constructing a new canon. ... |
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| ISSN: | 2305-445X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scriptura
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7833/77-0-1414 |