African experience of time and its compatibility with the Old Testament view of time as suggested in the genealogy of Genesis 5
Traditionally, interpretations of Genesis 5 have focused on questions asked of the text as determined by a Western worldview - for example, the approaches of historical criticism and science of literature, to mention two main perspectives. A reading of the text from a perspective informed by our own...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1993
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Old Testament essays
Year: 1993, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 190-204 |
| Further subjects: | B
African views of reality
B Genealogy B Genesis 5 B Science of literature B Theological understanding B Historical context of exegete B Historical criticism B Interpretation of the Bible |
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| Summary: | Traditionally, interpretations of Genesis 5 have focused on questions asked of the text as determined by a Western worldview - for example, the approaches of historical criticism and science of literature, to mention two main perspectives. A reading of the text from a perspective informed by our own context, Africa, sheds some new light on the theological understanding of the genealogy in Genesis 5 in that it allows the biblical and African views of reality to interact in the process of interpretation towards a more inteffal and wholesome understanding of the human situation. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_492 |
