Shalom or Hamas? Reconciliation in the Biblical Hermeneutics and Its Important Role for Religious-Cultural Life in Indonesia

Abstract

The paper explores the reconciliation in Biblical hermeneutics and its essential role in religious and cultural life in Indonesia. This paper uses a descriptive qualitative research method with a literature review approach. Literature focuses on hermeneutics, biblical texts, reconciliation, and religious-cultural life in Indonesia. This literature can help the author explore and describe biblical and reconciliation theories. From the results, the author found various insights on biblical hermeneutics. Hermeneutics is very important for the elaboration of human knowledge and action. In hermeneutics, we can interpret and elaborate on the meaning of the text (peace or Hamas?), the language of the text, the context of the text, and the application of the text in context. The author tries to understand and interpret the Biblical texts and relate them with the significance of reconciliation. Reconciliation is a movement of mankind, a movement beyond boundaries. True Christian worship includes the love of God and the love of neighbour. The two must go together, or our Christianity is false. Reconciliation cannot be restricted to the relationship between God and humankind but must also include reconciliation between different groups.