Social-scientific criticism in Nigerian New Testament scholarship

Uwaegbute, Kingsley I.; Odo, Damian O.; Ugwu, Collins I.

doi:10.4102/hts.v77i1.6394

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“…While it is usually thought that ABS is a method of doing biblical interpretation, a closer look at it shows that it is a focus of biblical interpretation (Uwaegbute et al 2021). The nature of ABS makes it a focus of biblical interpretation rather than a method of biblical interpretation.…”

Section: African Biblical Studies: a Brief History And Definitionmentioning

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African biblical studies and the question of methodology: A focus on New Testament scholarship in Nigeria

Uwaegbute

2023

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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African biblical studies (ABS) focus on biblical interpretation in Africa. Although new, it has gained massive recognition among African biblical scholars as the biblical interpretation focus that best suits the peculiar challenges that face African Christians. Its emergence, of course, was reactionary to the Western approach to the interpretation of the Bible in Africa and the practice of Christianity as well, which failed to take into cognisance the peculiar needs of African Christians. In New Testament scholarship in Nigeria, ABS has come to dominate biblical interpretation, being the most preferred by New Testament scholars. However, this article notices a persistent problem with regard to methodological rigour in ABS in Nigeria. This article aims to call the attention of New Testament scholars in Nigeria to methodological rigour while engaging in ABS as this is also part of the reasons breaking into mainstream New Testament scholarship has become a problem for many of these scholars. This equally leads to poor global visibility and competitiveness on the part of many Nigerian New Testament scholars. The approach to the discussion in the work is analytical and descriptive with a touch of personal observation.Contribution: This article calls attention to the need for ABS scholars in Nigeria to emphasise methodological rigour in their research. While this will lead to recognition of the works of ABS practitioners in Nigeria and beyond, this article makes a case for academic excellence which is the hallmark of good biblical scholarship.

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Section: African Biblical Studies: a Brief History And Definitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

African biblical studies and the question of methodology: A focus on New Testament scholarship in Nigeria

Uwaegbute

2023

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Sustainability Hermeneutics: The New Task of African Biblical Studies

Uwaegbute

2024

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As a new and emerging approach to biblical interpretation, Sustainability Hermeneutics (SH) combines aspects of the environment, economy, and society in its interpretation of biblical texts. Such an approach to biblical interpretation shows the interaction of the environment, economy and society in biblical texts in line with the understanding of sustainability. It is therefore integrative and holistic. This article argued that such an approach holds so much promise for African Biblical Studies (ABS) at a time when the African continent is faced with myriads of developmental issues. While Sustainability Hermeneutics ingrains biblical texts into an integrative African worldview, the article also argued that the urgency of the use of Sustainability Hermeneutics in African Biblical Studies lies in the fact that the Bible and its messages still make sense to many African Christians. So, Sustainability Hermeneutics, if well utilised in African Biblical Studies, will motivate many African Christians to take actions that will lead to sustainable African societies.

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Social-scientific criticism in Nigerian New Testament scholarship

Cited by 2 publications

References 23 publications

African biblical studies and the question of methodology: A focus on New Testament scholarship in Nigeria

African biblical studies and the question of methodology: A focus on New Testament scholarship in Nigeria

Sustainability Hermeneutics: The New Task of African Biblical Studies

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