'Who has the moral right to speak?' A reflection on a discourse within Old Testament studies

This article responds to an essay by Dr Madipoane Masenya in the Bulletin of Old Testament Studies in Africa (12, 2002) in which she questioned the participation of white academics in an African context. In working out the problem she appears to have with 'Western' culture, the article sit...

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Main Author: Snyman, Gerrie 19XX- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
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Published: 2002
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2002, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 799-820
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)

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