Bible Interpretation And The African Culture

Author : David J. Ndegwah
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532611414

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This book can be summarized in one sentence: that culture plays a determinant role in the way people perceive, interpret, and, therefore, respond to reality around them—ideas, events, people, and literature, including sacred literature. Thus, when people encounter new reality they perceive and conceptualize it in accordance with their worldview, which is shaped by their culture that is modeled to suit various geographical locations. In order to understand why people around the world behave and act as they do—they choose certain words in what they say and do certain things rather than others—it is important to understand and appreciate this fact. Failure to do so would make it very difficult to engage in any dealings with them, secular or religious, like doing business or evangelization. This is what happened to the Pökot people whose worldview is predominantly communitarian, and yet they were introduced to hermeneutics that are predominantly individualistic, which is at loggerheads with their communal aspirations. The manifestation of this reality is the interpretation of the Good Shepherd parable in the Gospel of John, which the Pökot have understood and contextualized in line with their worldview, against the intentions, goals, and disposition of their evangelizers.

Author : Humphrey Waweru
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789966040091

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The Bible and African Culture by Humphrey Waweru Pdf

How can African theology survive the self-repetition of mere cultural apologia or contextualization-stereotypes, and mature into a critical theoretical discipline responding to the challenges of the postmodern world-order? Dr. Humphrey M. Wawe contributes here a sound theological reflection using the hitherto unused methodological paradigm of mapping the inroads in the transaction between the Bible and African culture.

Author : Helen C. John
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004399310

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Biblical Interpretation and African Traditional Religion by Helen C. John Pdf

In Biblical Interpretation and African Traditional Religion, Helen C. John juxtaposes grassroots biblical interpretations from Owamboland, Namibia, with professional interpretations of selected New Testament texts, effectively demonstrating the capacity of grassroots interpretations to destabilise, challenge and nuance dominant professional interpretations.

Author : Gerald West,Musa Dube
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004497108

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The Bible in Africa by Gerald West,Musa Dube Pdf

Although the arrival of the Bible in Africa has often been a tale of terror, the Bible has become an African book. This volume explores the many ways in which Africans have made the Bible their own. The essays in this book offer a glimpse of the rich resources that constitute Africa's engagement with the Bible. Among the topics are: the historical development of biblical interpretation in Africa, the relationship between African biblical scholarship and scholarship in the West, African resources for reading the Bible, the history and role of vernacular translation in particular African contexts, the ambiguity of the Bible in Africa, the power of the Bible as text and symbol, and the intersections between class, race, gender, and culture in African biblical interpretation. The book also contains an extensive bibliography of African biblical scholarship. In fact, it is one of the most comprehensive collections of African biblical scholarship available in print. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

Author : Frederick Mawusi Amevenku,Isaac Boaheng
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781648892837

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Biblical Exegesis in African Context by Frederick Mawusi Amevenku,Isaac Boaheng Pdf

‘Biblical Exegesis in African Context’ explores how the Church in Africa can affirm its uniqueness in terms of the African identity and experiences, and at the same time, remain faithful to the gospel message. The volume begins with an explanation of exegesis and hermeneutics, and the agenda for the rest of the book is set. The second chapter deals with textual criticism, which is the task of determining the originality of a biblical text. In chapter three, issues related to the context of the text are considered, after which the volume proceeds to examine the various literary forms present in the Bible— prominent among them being— Narrative, Law, Poetry, Prophecy, Wisdom Literature, Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Epistles and Revelation. The authors then dedicate the next chapter to discussions on socio-rhetorical interpretation. The final chapters of the book deal with matters solely related to the context of Africa; this part intends to equip readers to be able to interpret the Bible from African cultural perspectives and then apply the gospel message meaningfully to the life of African Christians. Chapter seven deals with the emergence and historical development of African Biblical Studies (ABS), noting its relevance and how Africans can benefit from it. The main contention of the chapter is that Africans will better understand and apply God’s word to their lives if they read the Scriptures in an African way. The volume then explores how African languages can be used to derive the meaning of scripture and apply it to real-life situations. Here, the authors contribute to the development of MTBH by developing a methodological framework for this interpretative tool. The next chapter of the volume deals with mother-tongue theologizing in Ghana. The final chapter considers the legitimacy of female leadership in the Church within the African context through the examination of two Pauline texts. This volume will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate seminary students, students of Biblical Interpretation in religions departments, as well as practicing pastors.

Author : Elizabeth Mburu
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783685387

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African Hermeneutics by Elizabeth Mburu Pdf

Interpretation of Scripture occurs within one’s worldview and culture, which enhances our understanding and ability to apply Scripture in the world. However, few books address Bible interpretation from an African perspective and no other textbook uses the intercultural approach found here. This book brings both an awareness of how one’s African context gives a lens to hermeneutics, but also how to interpret texts with integrity despite our cultural influences. African Hermeneutics was born of Prof Elizabeth Mburu’s frustration at only having textbooks that predominantly followed a Western worldview to teach her African students. Mburu’s approach to hermeneutics is one that begins in Africa, moving from the known to the unknown as students learn to apply her ‘four-legged stool model’ to biblical texts, namely examining: the parallels to African contexts, the theological context, the literary context, and the historical and cultural context. This textbook will help students and pastors interpret Scripture with greater accuracy in their own context, allowing for faithful application in their local contexts.

Author : Musa W. Dube,Andrew M. Mbuvi,Dora R. Mbuwayesango
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589836372

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Postcolonial Perspectives in African Biblical Interpretations by Musa W. Dube,Andrew M. Mbuvi,Dora R. Mbuwayesango Pdf

This volume foregrounds biblical interpretation within the African history of colonial contact, from North Atlantic slavery to the current era of globalization. It reads of the prolonged struggle for justice and of hybrid identities from multifaceted contexts, where the Bible co-exists with African Indigenous Religions, Islam, and other religions. Showcasing the dynamic and creative approaches of an emerging and thriving community of biblical scholarship from the African continent and African diaspora, the volume critically examines the interaction of biblical texts with African people and their cultures within a postcolonial framework. While employing feminist/womanist, postcolonial, Afrocentric, social engagement, creative writing, reconstruction, and HIV/AIDS perspectives, the authors all engage with empire in their own ways: in specific times, forms, and geography. This volume is an important addition to postcolonial and empires studies in biblical scholarship. The contributors are David Tuesday Adamo, Lynn Darden, H. J. M. (Hans) van Deventer, Musa W. Dube, John D. K. Ekem, Ernest M. Ezeogu, Elelwani B. Farisani, Sylvester A. Johnson, Emmanuel Katongole, Malebogo Kgalemang, Temba L. J. Mafico, Madipoane Masenya (ngwan’a Mphahlele), Andrew M. Mbuvi, Sarojini Nadar, Elivered Nasambu-Mulongo, Jeremy Punt, Gerrie Snyman, Lovemore Togarasei, Sam Tshehla, Robert Wafawanaka, Robert Wafula, Gerald West, Alice Y. Yafeh-Deigh, and Gosnell L. Yorke.

Author : David T. Adamo
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725203860

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Reading and Interpreting the Bible in African Indigenous Churches by David T. Adamo Pdf

Author : David Tuesday Adamo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 076183303X

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Biblical Interpretation in African Perspective by David Tuesday Adamo Pdf

Biblical Interpretation in African Perspective examines the history of biblical interpretation in Africa- specifically with interpretation of the passages using African cultural hermeneutics. This work maintains that all these various interpretations of the Bible have their origin in Africa.

Author : David J. Ndegwah
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532611421

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Bible Interpretation and the African Culture by David J. Ndegwah Pdf

This book can be summarized in one sentence: that culture plays a determinant role in the way people perceive, interpret, and, therefore, respond to reality around them--ideas, events, people, and literature, including sacred literature. Thus, when people encounter new reality they perceive and conceptualize it in accordance with their worldview, which is shaped by their culture that is modeled to suit various geographical locations. In order to understand why people around the world behave and act as they do--they choose certain words in what they say and do certain things rather than others--it is important to understand and appreciate this fact. Failure to do so would make it very difficult to engage in any dealings with them, secular or religious, like doing business or evangelization. This is what happened to the Pokot people whose worldview is predominantly communitarian, and yet they were introduced to hermeneutics that are predominantly individualistic, which is at loggerheads with their communal aspirations. The manifestation of this reality is the interpretation of the Good Shepherd parable in the Gospel of John, which the Pokot have understood and contextualized in line with their worldview, against the intentions, goals, and disposition of their evangelizers.

Author : Hannah W. Kinoti,H. W. Kinoti,John Mary Waliggo
Publisher : Action Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Bible
ISBN : IND:30000079174680

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The Bible in African Christianity by Hannah W. Kinoti,H. W. Kinoti,John Mary Waliggo Pdf

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 1631 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310871286

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Africa Bible Commentary by Zondervan, Pdf

The Africa Bible Commentary is a unique publishing event—the first one-volume Bible commentary produced in Africa by African theologians to meet the needs of African pastors, students, and lay leaders. Interpreting and applying the Bible in the light of African culture and realities, it furnishes powerful and relevant insights into the biblical text that transcend Africa in their significance. The Africa Bible Commentary gives a section-by-section interpretation that provides a contextual, readable, affordable, and immensely useful guide to the entire Bible. Readers around the world will benefit from and appreciate the commentary’s fresh insights and direct style that engage both heart and mind. Key features: · Produced by African biblical scholars, in Africa, for Africa—and for the world · Section-by-section interpretive commentary and application · More than 70 special articles dealing with topics of key importance in to ministry in Africa today, but that have global implications · 70 African contributors from both English- and French-speaking countries · Transcends the African context with insights into the biblical text and the Christian faith for readers worldwide

Author : J. Kabamba Kiboko
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567673688

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Divining the Woman of Endor by J. Kabamba Kiboko Pdf

An examination of the language of divination in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in 1 Samuel 28:3-25-the oft-called “Witch of Endor” passage. Kiboko contends that much of the vocabulary of divination in this passage and beyond has been mistranslated in authorized English and other translations used in Africa and in scholarly writings. Kiboko argues that the woman of Endor is not a witch. The woman of Endor is, rather, a diviner, much like other ancient Near Eastern and modern African diviners. She resists an inner-biblical conquest theology and a monologic authoritarian view of divination to assist King Saul by various means, including invoking the spirit of a departed person, Samuel. Kiboko carries out a Hebrew word-study shaped by the theories of Mikhail M. Bakhtin regarding the utterance, heteroglossia, and dialogism in order to understand the designative, connotative, emotive, and associative meanings of the many divinatory terms in the Hebrew Bible. She then examines 1 Samuel 28 and a number of prior translations thereof, using the ideological framework of African-feminist-postcolonial biblical interpreters and translation theories to uncover the hidden ideology or transcript of these translations. Finally, using African contextual/cultural hermeneutics and cross-cultural translation theory, Kiboko offers new English, French, and Kisanga translations of this passage that are both faithful to the original text and more appropriate to an inculturated-liberation African Christian hermeneutic, theology, and praxis.

Author : Madipoane Masenya Ngwan’a Mphahlele,Kenneth N. Ngwa
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781527525788

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Navigating African Biblical Hermeneutics by Madipoane Masenya Ngwan’a Mphahlele,Kenneth N. Ngwa Pdf

This collection interrogates and engages the biblical text, colonial and postcolonial subjectivities and cultural assumptions, as well as lived experiences that encompass varying Africana contexts and Diasporas. In order to do this, it deploys methodologies, exegetical analyses and critical and constructive communal epistemologies. Framed by historical, literary, cultural and theological engagements of issues around wealth and power, gender, sexualities and masculinities, HIV and AIDS, as well as the crises of war and mass violence, the book will be very useful for students, academics, clergy and laity committed to Africana-conscious epistemologies and methodologies, and the impact on biblical studies.

Author : Dorothy Bea Akoto-Abutiate
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781491837856

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African Theology/Ies: a Contemporary Mosaical Approach by Dorothy Bea Akoto-Abutiate Pdf

This book describes African Theology/ies and the Bible as a "contemporary mosaic." The book is shaped in the form of a "mosaic" with three patterns. One pattern deals with the Bible and Culture. The second deals with Hermeneutics (interpretations of various biblical texts) as they relate to African cultural contexts and the third part deals with general issues of Gender Missiology and practical Christianity. Some of the themes treated in the book are reading and hearing scripture as a "hermeneutic of grafting", marriage in the Bible, HIV/AIDS care and intervention, Gender challenges and many more. This book is very easy to read and throws light on some aspects of African cultural and theological practices that may even have universal application. Seminaries, Theological/Divinity Schools will find this book very educative and resourceful. People who want to know more about the worldviews expressed in African Theology/ies will appreciate this Book.