J, E, D, P AND THE RDP: BIBLICAL SOURCES FOR TRANSITION AND TRANSFORMATION

  • Gerald West University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
Keywords: Bible Translation, Bible Transformation, Bible study, Feminist scholarship, Social scientific research, Interpretive interests

Abstract

At a time when enigmatic titles are trendy there is no need to account for a title such as this article carries.  But I do want to explain how I came to the title because the explanation has at its center a major (implicit) concern within Biblical Studies.  What are biblical scholars doing when they read the Bible?  This is a complex and difficult question to answer, but we can begin to approach an answer by briefly examining a case of a biblical scholars reading.  Carol Meyers, for instance, is interested in a detailed historical and sociological reconstruction of the society behind the text and of the life of women in such a society.  In order to accomplish this task an interdisciplinary approach including feminist scholarship and social scientific (mainly sociological, anthropological, and archaeological) research is used.

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Author Biography

Gerald West, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
Published
2019-09-09
Section
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