Teologa piezīmes: Joels Veinbergs un Vecā Derība. (Latin)
In: Vēsture: Avoti un Cilvēki; 2013, Vol. 16, p30-35, 6p
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Zugriff:
There are numerous ways in which to read and interpret the Bible. Joel Weinberg is one of those authors who does not speak about the Bible from the religious point of view, but looks at it from the secular perspective. He has written a work called, "Introduction to the Tanakh". I have scetched out five points that could describe Joel Weinberg's secular interpretation of the Bible. 1. The Bible as the master code for the Western world. If we wish to under-stand western literature, the most important works of art and the most important freedom movements, we must turn to the Bible. It is the main prototype for paintings up until the 17 th century, for inspirational stories such as the Exodus, and a symbol of liberation. The content of the Tanakh, is a book created by the Jewish nation for the Jews, but within it man and humanity are described. Therefore, the Tanakh was able to become an authoritive book in two other world religions - Christianity and Islam. 2. The Hebrew Bible as the source of the Jewish world for intercultural dialogue. The Hebrew Bible can be studied in order to understand Jews. The Tanakh was and is the unifying begining of the Jewish nation, and the embodiement of their being. It finds its expression in the Jewish selfidentity as the "Nation of the Book". 3. Turning to the earth. This interpretaion of the Hebrew Bible is secular not because it does not mention God, because the promises of God are connected to and incorporated with the secular and with everyday life. Throughout time, in the Tanakh, the man is recognised as the center of the world. This is strengthened by the increasing value of the partnership between man and God. 4. Scientific criteria. There is no opposition between the scientific method and faith - The scientific method is an instrument to discover the original meaning of the text. In his research, J. Weinberg uses numerous methods of research, but with special attention to the linguistic - statistical method together with sematic and contextual examination as some of the most objective approaches to analysis. 5. The Bible as a text meant for everyone. Hebrew scriptures help humans to find out about the experience of their being, their obligations as human beings, and vice versa. This awareness can help one understand how Bible texts refer to them personally. The Bible speaks not only about the faithful, but also about the human being. To research the Bible as an ethical text means to research it secularly. This mode of research is usefull and important today when we go through a value and rationality crisis. The original documents of the Bible text researched as primary sources, can teach anew what it means "to live well". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Teologa piezīmes: Joels Veinbergs un Vecā Derība. (Latin)
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Zarans, Juris |
Quelle: | Vēsture: Avoti un Cilvēki; 2013, Vol. 16, p30-35, 6p |
Veröffentlichung: | 2013 |
Medientyp: | Konferenz |
ISSN: | 1691-9297 (print) |
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