Open AccessAll Interpretations Are Subjective
Author(s) -
Jocelyn McWhirter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the wabash center journal on teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-9132
DOI - 10.31046/wabashcenter.v1i1.1584
Subject(s) - interpreter , transformative learning , human sexuality , key (lock) , epistemology , biblical studies , sociology , psychology , linguistics , literature , pedagogy , philosophy , gender studies , computer science , art , computer security , programming language
This short essay describes a teaching strategy that addresses a key threshold concept in undergraduate biblical studies courses – how an interpreter’s location within a particular tradition influences that interpreter’s understanding of biblical texts about gender, sex, and sexuality. It is a companion essay to John Van Maaren’s “Transformative Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge: Toward a Threshold Concept Framework for Biblical Studies,” also published in this issue of the journal.