Open AccessSkrifbeskouing en Skrifhantering: perspektiewe op ‘n hermeneutiek van verwagting
Author(s) -
Johan Cilliers
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
verbum et ecclesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2074-7705
pISSN - 1609-9982
DOI - 10.4102/ve.v29i1.5
Subject(s) - exposition (narrative) , hermeneutics , performative utterance , epistemology , philosophy , expectancy theory , sociology , theology , psychology , social psychology , literature , art
In this article the intrinsic relationship between our views on and our use of scripture is proposed. This relationship is described in terms of two basic components of the reformed understanding of scripture, namely the accommodative and performative nature thereof. This is followed by an exposition of two fundamental misunderstandings pertaining to the abovementioned components as well as some suggestions for the profiling of a hermeneutics of expectancy