عنوان

Reading the Bible in Context:

شماره

LA110336

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Reading the Bible in Context:

نام عام مواد

[Article]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

an Indonesian and a Mexican Commentary on Ecclesiastes: Contextual Interpretations

نام نخستين پديدآور

Barend Drewes

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

This article discusses first of all a theological commentary on Ecclesiastes, written by the Indonesian biblical scholar E.G. Singgih. The main question thereby is: what is the role of the context in this commentary? Besides the international exegetical discourse, the relationships of power and the situation of the local churches appear to be of influence in his exegesis. God is presented as 'the boss', who rules in an incomprehensible way. All people 'live under the shadow of death' (cf. the title of the commentary). This interpretation is then compared with a commentary of the liberation theologian, Elsa Tamez. She places Ecclesiastes - and herself - in the context of the market and its oppressive capitalism, hoping that finally God shall replace this time of 'vanity' by better times. This article shows that 'context' is not an objective factor, but that, consciously or unconsciously, authors choose a certain context - and this influences their reading of texts. This article discusses first of all a theological commentary on Ecclesiastes, written by the Indonesian biblical scholar E.G. Singgih. The main question thereby is: what is the role of the context in this commentary? Besides the international exegetical discourse, the relationships of power and the situation of the local churches appear to be of influence in his exegesis. God is presented as 'the boss', who rules in an incomprehensible way. All people 'live under the shadow of death' (cf. the title of the commentary). This interpretation is then compared with a commentary of the liberation theologian, Elsa Tamez. She places Ecclesiastes - and herself - in the context of the market and its oppressive capitalism, hoping that finally God shall replace this time of 'vanity' by better times. This article shows that 'context' is not an objective factor, but that, consciously or unconsciously, authors choose a certain context - and this influences their reading of texts.

تاريخ نشر

2005

توصيف ظاهري

120-133

عنوان

Exchange

شماره جلد

34/2

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1572-543X

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Barend Drewes

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/1572543054068541

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y