Abstract
This paper argues that contextual biblical interpretation is not only desirable
from the point of view of more general hermeneutical considerations, or
because Western cultural hegemony needs to be questioned, but also that
themes and topics pertaining to one’s understanding of the character of
the scriptures, the notion of tradition and the understanding of the church,
all three classical doctrinal ‘loci,’ can be seen as making contextual
biblical interpretation a particularly legitimate enterprise, also for
ecumenical reasons. The sketch that this essay provides amounts to the
claim that, from a Christian theological perspective, contextual biblical
interpretation is the most desirable form of biblical exegesis.
from the point of view of more general hermeneutical considerations, or
because Western cultural hegemony needs to be questioned, but also that
themes and topics pertaining to one’s understanding of the character of
the scriptures, the notion of tradition and the understanding of the church,
all three classical doctrinal ‘loci,’ can be seen as making contextual
biblical interpretation a particularly legitimate enterprise, also for
ecumenical reasons. The sketch that this essay provides amounts to the
claim that, from a Christian theological perspective, contextual biblical
interpretation is the most desirable form of biblical exegesis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 15-24 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Concilium. International Journal for Theology |
| Volume | 2022 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 21 Jul 2022 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2022 |
Bibliographical note
2022/3: Contextual Approaches to the Bible. ISBN 9780334063247Keywords
- Contextual Biblical Interpretation
- Hermeneutics
- Bible
- Contextuality
- Theology
- Church
