RT Book
T1 I and II Thessalonians: A Commentary
A1 Boring, M. Eugene 1935-
LA English
PP Louisville
PB Westminster John Knox Press
YR 2015
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1682608530
AB Reading in Context(s) All meaning is contextual. “Theâ€� context of every biblical text is multidimensional. Four overlapping and interwoven aspects of the context of 1 Thessalonians call for recognition and exploration: (1) the reader’s context; (2) the canonical context; (3) the context in the history of interpretation; (4) the original historical context. In the lived experience of interpreting the Bible, these con- texts overlap and interpenetrate, but for purposes of clarification and discussion, they may be distinguishedâ€"though they cannot be separated. The Reader’s Context We readers of 1 Thessalonians have no choice but to begin where we are. Each reader’s context is different from that of every otherâ€"a particular location in time and space, a particular location in social groups with their own history, and within this, the individual reader’s unique life story and set of experiences. My context inevitably limits and distorts what I can see, but I may nonetheless see something in the text besides my own reflection and hear more than the echo of my own voiceâ€"something that is actually there, before me and apart from me. I may hear something true and important, something the text itself wants to say. While one’s own context can be as invisible or unnoticed as water to a fish, it is crucial that every reader be aware of the particular set of eyes with which they peer out at the world, including the words on the pages of the Bible. As a reader, I bring my agenda to the text, and I cannot do otherwise. While hidden agendas are rightly frowned upon, the word itself has no sinister over- tones. The agenda is simply the list of business items that is to be taken care of, that with which we are concerned, what we are about. I need to be aware of the contents and priorities of my agenda, how it influences what I can hear from the
OP 380
NO Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
CN 227.8107
SN 978-1-61164-606-1
K1 Electronic books