RT Article
T1 Interpreting texts and the matter of context: Examples from the Book of Ruth
JF Verbum et ecclesia
VO 40
IS 1
SP 1
OP 7
A1 Villiers, Gerda de
LA English
PB Univ.
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1665497602
AB This article aims to explore the matter of context in biblical exegesis and interpretation. Several exegetical approaches are discussed, namely, text-immanent, intertextual comparison, reader-response criticism, which is subdivided into feminist and postcolonial studies, and historical criticism. The pros and cons of each approach will also be indicated. The Book of Ruth (RB) is subjected under all of these forms of exegesis in order to illustrate how a single text can be interpreted in various, even divergent ways, depending on the approach chosen by the exegete.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article aims to explore the matter of context in biblical exegesis and interpretation. It examines the biblical Book of Ruth by employing literary and theological theories. Different interpretations are illuminated according to the methodology chosen by the exegete.
K1 Exegesis
K1 Hebrew Bible
K1 Postcolonialism
K1 The Book of Ruth
K1 Context
K1 Feminism
K1 historic critical
K1 intertext
K1 Reader-response criticism
K1 Social Identity
K1 Text
K1 text-immanent
DO 10.4102/ve.v40i1.1925