BIBLE STUDY WITIDN ESTABLISHED BIBLE STUDY GROUPS: RESULTS OF AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH PROJECT

  • Ernst M Conradie Department of Religion and Theology University of the Western Cape
  • Louis C Jonker Department of Old and New Testament Stellenbosch University

Abstract

1. Introduction The purpose of this contribution is to discuss the results of the empirical research project on Biblical interpretation within the context of established Bible study groups that was launched in 1999.1 The scope of this project remained limited. The purpose of the project was to investigate the validity of a number of hypotheses on various factors that playa role in Biblical interpretation in a group context.
Published
2013-06-12
Section
Empirical Biblical Hermeneutics