'Gekontroleerde' eksegese en/of 'kreatiewe' uitleg

'Controlled' exegesis and/or 'creative' interpretation Exegetes often regard  epistemological questions as unnecessary and of 'academic' interest. Yet, answers to questions such as; 'What is a text?' and 'What is meaning?' are of fundamental importance in the argument about exegetical method(s). For instance, exegetical techniques focussing on the 'structure' of texts, although often claimed to be anti-positivist, do not of themselves imply a divorce from positivism, because the epistemological frameworks within which exegetical techniques are applied, determine their hermeneutical function. The influence of epistemological choices on the definition of the entities 'text' and 'meaning' as well as on the evaluation of textual expositions is discussed, and a few remarks are made on the (often determining) influence of  theological tradition on such epistemological choices

'Gekontroleerde' eksegese en/of 'kreatiewe' uitleg

'Controlled' exegesis and/or 'creative' interpretation Exegetes often regard epistemological questions as unnecessary and of 'academic' interest. Yet, answers to questions such as; 'What is a text?' and 'What is meaning?' are of fundamental importance in the argument about exegetical method(s). For instance, exegetical techniques focussing on the 'structure' of texts, although often claimed to be anti-positivist, do not of themselves imply a divorce from positivism, because the epistemological frameworks within which exegetical techniques are applied, determine their hermeneutical function. The influence of epistemological choices on the definition of the entities 'text' and 'meaning' as well as on the evaluation of textual expositions is discussed, and a few remarks are made on the (often determining) influence of theological tradition on such epistemological choices

Murder in the toilet (Judges 3:12-30) : translation and transformation

CITATION: Deist, F. E. 1996. Murder in the toilet (Judges 3:12-30) : translation and transformation. Scriptura, 58:263-272, doi:10.7833/58-0-1570.The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.zaThe story of Ehud’s dealings with King Eglon of Moab is not the kind of story ordinary Bible readers would expect to find in the Bible.  To refresh our memories here, in short, is that story.https://scriptura.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1570Publisher's versio

Prophetic discourse : dialogue, disaster or opportunity?

CITATION: Deist, F. E. 1996. Prophetic discourse : dialogue, disaster or opportunity?. Scriptura, 57:179-192, doi:10.7833/57-0-1580.The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.zaChristian tradition has always idealized the ‘writing prophets’.  That view has, however, been undermined over the past two decades.  We know very little about the origins of these books and even less about the origins of prophetic tradition.  The article discusses the difficulties of assigning a social location to prophetic speech and assessing its effect.  Perhaps the prophets were mere upper class ‘public health physicians’ who saw the coming downfall of their society and tried, without much success, to convince other of their views.  Finally, a few suggestions are made for an imaginative reading of these texts that could enhance the present-day between theologians and society.https://scriptura.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1580Publisher's versio

Die betekenissfeer van die leksikale morfeem /-y-r-'-/ in die profetiese boeke van die Ou Testament

Proefskrif (D. Litt.) -- Stellenbosch, 1971