The Book of Jeremiah as Case Study in Asian Contextual Theology
The past decades have seen many calls for Asian contextual theology thais both recognizably Asian and true to the Bible’s message. Given the lack of consensus on how to do such theology, however, the present study proposes that the Old Testament itself provides a worthy example to follow. Using the...
| 1. VerfasserIn: | |
|---|---|
| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Verfügbarkeit prüfen: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Lade...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
ATESEA
2021
|
| In: |
Asia journal of theology
Jahr: 2021, Band: 35, Heft: 1, Seiten: 21-37 |
| RelBib Classification: | BG Weltreligionen CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen FD Kontextuelle Theologie HB Altes Testament KBM Asien |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Buddhism
B Islam B Jeremiah B Folk Religion B Contextualization B Asian theology B Hinduism B Old Testament |
| Online Zugang: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Zusammenfassung: | The past decades have seen many calls for Asian contextual theology thais both recognizably Asian and true to the Bible’s message. Given the lack of consensus on how to do such theology, however, the present study proposes that the Old Testament itself provides a worthy example to follow. Using the book of Jeremiah as a case study, it is suggested that the prophet’s engagemenwith the historical situation and theological issues of the sixth century BCE— fatalism, the identity of the divine vis-à-vis monism, prosperity theology, and cosmic suffering—offers a hermeneutical model for engaging modern Asian religious issues such as Islam, Hinduism, folk religion, and Buddhism. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2815-1828 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Asia journal of theology
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.54424/ajt.v35i1.2 |