Chapter Three. Does A Dialogue Between Africa And Europe Make Sense?

Holter, Knut

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“…The critique of biblical studies by African biblical scholars has highlighted western biases by pointing out several things: (1) the tendency of Euro-American translators of the Bible to obscure the presence of Africans in the biblical text (Adamo 1998; 2006), (2) the history of the use of the Bible as a colonizing tool during African colonialism (Dube 2001; Dube, Mbuvi and Mbuwayesango 2012), (3) the warped interpretation of the Bible as the benchmark for apartheid in South Africa (Loubser 1990; Mosala 1989), and (4) the tendency to define biblical studies only in terms of Eurocentric concerns (Heisey 1998; Dube 2001; Holter 2008).…”

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“…In terms of scholarship, perhaps the most significant distinction is that between Francophone African biblical scholars, who are largely Catholic and have an organization ( Association Panafricaine des Exégètes Catholiques ) that meets regularly to present papers, and Anglophone African biblical scholars, whose work is primarily analyzed in this article. The majority of theological institutions that have training for biblical studies are also found in Anglophone countries (Holter 2008). Nonetheless, cultural trends may reflect enough overlaps that we can very cautiously retain a concept of a unified ABS identity.…”

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African Biblical Studies: An Introduction to an Emerging Discipline

Mbuvi

2017

Currents in Biblical Research

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African Biblical Studies (ABS) can be characterized both as innovative and reactionary: Innovative, because it refuses to be confined by the methodologies, ancient concerns, and principles that govern biblical studies in the 'west' (used throughout this article to refer to the majority Euro-American scholars while recognizing the presence of other groups), and instead charts a course that is more interested in making biblical interpretation relevant to present realities. Reactionary, because its driving force is partly a critique of the inadequacy of western biblical studies in providing meaningful responses to concerns that are pertinent to African communities. A genuine ABS is therefore an amalgamation of multiple interpretive methods, approaches and foci that reflect a creative engagement of the African cosmological reality and the Bible.

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African Biblical Studies: An Introduction to an Emerging Discipline

Mbuvi

2017

Currents in Biblical Research

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The Role of the Church in the Land Debate

Resane

2019

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The issue of land is emotive and controversial. The colonisers allotted themselves land ignoring the African emotional and religious attachment to land. Churches ended up owning tracts of land from which original inhabitants had been mercilessly removed. Landlessness has become a mark of various population settlement patterns. The church is called on to be prophetic by partnering with victims for land re-allocation. The paper suggests four decisive steps that the church should take. These are firstly to advocate strategies to clarify, and secondly to entrench rights for the victimsbilateral agreementswith which the church is conversant with current policies regarding land in order to assist the dispossessed. Thirdly, to reach degrees of consensus which may contribute to amicable settlement of disputes that satisfy both parties and where majority decisions are respected. Finally, the church should promote dialogue, where dissenting parties should synergise towards a unified action to address the situation; or clarify any misunderstanding.

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Chapter Three. Does A Dialogue Between Africa And Europe Make Sense?

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African Biblical Studies: An Introduction to an Emerging Discipline

African Biblical Studies: An Introduction to an Emerging Discipline

The Role of the Church in the Land Debate

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