Original Research

Die gebruik van die Ou Testament in die beg ronding van die kerk se kultuurtaak - 'n hermeneutiese probleem

A. P.B Breytenbach
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 52, No 4 | a1553 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v52i4.1553 | © 1996 A. P.B Breytenbach | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 12 December 1996 | Published: 13 December 1996

About the author(s)

A. P.B Breytenbach, Departement Ou-Testamentiese Wetenskap (Afd A) Universiteit van Pretoria, South Africa

Full Text:

PDF (1MB)

Abstract

The use of the Old Testament in motivating the church's responsibility towards the social order - a hermeneutical issue. The conviction within the ranks of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika that the church has a responsibility with regard to the social order is strongly based on a reading of the Old Testament which can be traced back to Calvin. The hermeneutics underlying this kind of reading of the Old Testament basically works with a 'deeper' meaning - a meaning which can be brought to light by means of typological exegesis. The author argues that this kind of hermeneutics cannot be maintained in the aftermath of historical-critical research. The argument is put forward that the church does not have a responsibility when it comes to the structuring of society. The theological position of the author is one which links up with qialectical theology.

Keywords

No related keywords in the metadata.

Metrics

Total abstract views: 2683
Total article views: 1596

 

Crossref Citations

1. Die kerk vanaf die Ou Testament en die Nuwe Testament tot vandag I: ‘Voortsetting, vervanging of transformasie?’
Ananda Geyser-Fouche
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies  vol: 73  issue: 1  year: 2017  
doi: 10.4102/hts.v73i1.4570