Cultural Interpretation as a Theological Task in Northeast India
Recently, there have been attempts to develop contextual (tribal) Bible reading. While giving priority to these efforts, there appears to be neglect for the cultural interpretation of tribal communities in Northeast India. In light of this reality, as an exegete, I would argue that there is a need t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Transformation
Year: 2024, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-82 |
| IxTheo Classification: | BB Indigenous religions CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations FD Contextual theology HA Bible KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBM Asia RJ Mission; missiology |
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theological task
B confessing community B Cultural interpretation B northeast India B Culture B Tangkhul (people) |
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| Summary: | Recently, there have been attempts to develop contextual (tribal) Bible reading. While giving priority to these efforts, there appears to be neglect for the cultural interpretation of tribal communities in Northeast India. In light of this reality, as an exegete, I would argue that there is a need to learn to interpret culture to relevantly interpret and translate the text in each context/society. As a case in point of cultural interpretation, an attempt will be made to read the presence and emergence of the Tangkhul confessing community as a text analogue and also as a point of reference for reading-interpreting culture. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8931 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Transformation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/02653788231223633 |