The need for a canonical reading of the Exodus narratives in finding its present-day theological significance

This article deals with the approach to exegesis of biblical narrative, especially in Exodus, in finding its theological significance for contemporary and relevant biblical interpretation. It shows that the historical-critical method is unable to span the divide between the original context and our...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Pereira, G. C. (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Έκδοση: 2013
Στο/Στη: Verbum et ecclesia
Έτος: 2013, Τόμος: 34, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 1-7
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B diachronic
B Revelation
B faith-community
B Exegesis
B History
B Canonical method
B synchronic
B historical-critical method
B Biblical
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Σύνοψη:This article deals with the approach to exegesis of biblical narrative, especially in Exodus, in finding its theological significance for contemporary and relevant biblical interpretation. It shows that the historical-critical method is unable to span the divide between the original context and our contemporary context, and to provide the present relevance of Scripture. After arguing for the validity of a set canonical text, this article shows that biblical narrative in general, and the Exodus narratives in particular, are best explored theologically by means of a canonical approach. It shows that the theological significance translates more easily into life-application. It demonstrates how the Exodus narratives are employed canonically for its theological significance throughout the Bible. It concludes that the Church needs teachers who recognise their responsibility to accurately interpret their whole Scriptures, the Bible, with the necessary historical, linguistic (rhetorical) and theological considerations, and that this is best done in a canonical context - whether we use a synchronic or a diachronic approach.
Φυσική περιγραφή:7
ISSN:2074-7705
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/ve.v34i1.754