South African Old Testament criticism: Squeezed between an ancient text and contemporary contexts

The article focuses on a debate initiated by Masenya and Ramantswana in 2012 about the lack of engagement with contemporary issues by South African Old Testament scholars. The article shows with reference to the book of Leviticus that ancient texts grew over time in order to become relevant for late...

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Main Author:	Esias Meyer
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 2015-07-01
Series:	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Online Access:	https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2876

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spelling	doaj-ef7f814ab9904b27b18c839be632ef0a2020-11-24T22:58:01ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502015-07-01713e1e710.4102/hts.v71i3.28762544South African Old Testament criticism: Squeezed between an ancient text and contemporary contextsEsias Meyer0Department of Old Testament, Faculty of Theology, University of PretoriaThe article focuses on a debate initiated by Masenya and Ramantswana in 2012 about the lack of engagement with contemporary issues by South African Old Testament scholars. The article shows with reference to the book of Leviticus that ancient texts grew over time in order to become relevant for later generations. It then asks, if it is possible for Old Testament scholars to construct ancient examples of writers engaging with contemporary issues, why these same scholars are reluctant to make these texts relevant for today? The article then engages with the work of Farisani and describes strong points and weaknesses in the way in which he uses biblical texts to engage with contemporary debates before returning to the central question.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2876
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title	South African Old Testament criticism: Squeezed between an ancient text and contemporary contexts
title_short	South African Old Testament criticism: Squeezed between an ancient text and contemporary contexts
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description	The article focuses on a debate initiated by Masenya and Ramantswana in 2012 about the lack of engagement with contemporary issues by South African Old Testament scholars. The article shows with reference to the book of Leviticus that ancient texts grew over time in order to become relevant for later generations. It then asks, if it is possible for Old Testament scholars to construct ancient examples of writers engaging with contemporary issues, why these same scholars are reluctant to make these texts relevant for today? The article then engages with the work of Farisani and describes strong points and weaknesses in the way in which he uses biblical texts to engage with contemporary debates before returning to the central question.
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South African Old Testament criticism: Squeezed between an ancient text and contemporary contexts

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