Reading the Bible with the marginalised: The value/s of contextual Bible reading

West, Gerald

doi:10.17570/stj.2015.v1n2.a11

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“…Lectura popular de la Biblia bears a close relationship with the movement of Contextual Bible Study that arose in South Africa in the 1980s. As West (1991West ( :174-180, 2011West ( , 2014West ( , 2015 describes and develops it, Contextual Bible Study promotes the critical discussion of biblical texts like the Tamar story in 2 Samuel 13 among marginalised communities to highlight struggle and enable change.…”

Section: Method: Lectura Popular De La Bibliamentioning

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Forgiveness and politics: Reading Matthew 18:21–35 with survivors of armed conflict in Colombia

Heimburger

Hays

Mejía-Castillo

2019

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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After decades of armed conflict in Colombia, how do those most affected by that conflict understand forgiveness? While others have researched Colombians’ views of forgiveness, this study is the first to do so through discussion of a narrative of forgiveness. Readings of the biblical narrative chosen for this study, the Parable of the Unforgiving Debtor (Mt 18:21–35), can enable North Atlantic scholars to discover dimensions of the parable revealed by those who live lives that mirror the realities of the parable, unlike such scholars. The study aims to understand how conflict survivors, especially internally displaced persons (IDPs), understand forgiveness and its relation to politics. The study also aims to identify how these women and men read Matthew 18:21–35 differently from academics. Groups in eight locations around Colombia discussed Matthew 18:21–35. Researchers led lectura popular de la Biblia [people’s readings of the Bible], inviting participants to say how the parable related to their lives and to discuss the political consequences that would come from imitating characters in the parable. Conflict survivors said that forgiving was essential if their communities were going to be communities at all, especially communities at peace, offering freedom and economic opportunity. Unlike commentators, they read Matthew 18:21–35 as enjoining forgiveness towards those beyond their local church and for wrongs involving money and violence. As Colombian churches seek to counter resentment with forgiveness, they should be aware of the power of lectura popular, especially of this parable, to create a safe environment where conflict survivors can speak candidly.

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Section: Method: Lectura Popular De La Bibliamentioning

confidence: 99%

Forgiveness and politics: Reading Matthew 18:21–35 with survivors of armed conflict in Colombia

Heimburger

Hays

Mejía-Castillo

2019

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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“…Mengapa konteks aktual hari ini mendapat prioritas dapat ditemukan jawabannya dalam argumentasi yang dikemukakan Musa Dube, yakni bahwa teologi pada dasarnya tidak dimulai dengan Alkitab, tetapi dimulai dengan konteks (West, 2016). Hal itu berarti konteks jauh lebih luas dan panjang riwayatnya daripada Alkitab itu sendiri.…”

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Alkitab Di Tangan Napi Rutan Maumere: Tanggapan Terhadap Kebuntuan Pastoral Di NTT

Nahak,

Camnahas

2022

IVL

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Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan rutin Syering Kitab Suci di Rutan Maumere merupakan sebuah model tanggapan terhadap konteks pastoral di NTT. Pembacaan Alkitab berbasis rakyat sebagai anak kandung Teologi Pembebasan telah membawa pengaruh dalam wacana Kerasulan Kitab Suci pada level mundial. Pasca Konsili Vatikan II, Gereja Indonesia pun menggalakkan pembentukan KBG ala Amerika Latin dan Syering Kitab Suci mulai diperkenalkan kepada umat. Namun, upaya menjadikan umat sebagai “pemain utama” di hadapan Alkitab menemukan kendala pastoral di lapangan. Untuk membahas masalah ini penulis melakukan studi kualitatif atas berbagai dokumen dengan menggunakan pola pendekatan “tiga langkah” yang biasa dipakai dalam Ajaran Sosial Gereja: to see-to judge-to act sebagai pisau bedah. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa gerakan Kerasulan Kitab Suci di NTT 50 tahun terakhir ini ternyata mempunyai konteks yang khas. Pembacaan Alkitab berbasis rakyat versi NTT berhadapan dengan realitas profil KBG yang berciri devosional dan menjadi perpanjangan tangan administrasi parokial. Melihat (to see) realitas yang menantang tersebut, berbagai refleksi (to judge) telah dibuat dan pada gilirannya ditanggapi (to act) secara kreatif. Beberapa komunitas akar rumput yang secara rutin melakukan Syering Kitab Suci di Kota Maumere-Flores merupakan model dari tanggapan tersebut.

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“…Though Grobbelaar indicates that some of the values will be discussed, three other values that characterises CBS are excluded without Grobbelaar providing sound reasons why the other values like criticality, change and contestation were excluded. These values, criticality, change and contestation, are explained by West (2015) in the following way:…”

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Reconceiving child theology from a queer theological perspective: For LGBTIQ+ parented families and children

Davids¹

2020

Childhood Vulnerabilities in South Africa: Some Ethical Perspectives

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Reading the Bible with the marginalised: The value/s of contextual Bible reading

Cited by 10 publications

References 4 publications

Forgiveness and politics: Reading Matthew 18:21–35 with survivors of armed conflict in Colombia

Forgiveness and politics: Reading Matthew 18:21–35 with survivors of armed conflict in Colombia

Alkitab Di Tangan Napi Rutan Maumere: Tanggapan Terhadap Kebuntuan Pastoral Di NTT

Reconceiving child theology from a queer theological perspective: For LGBTIQ+ parented families and children

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