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...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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ATESEA
2021
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Asia journal of theology
Année: 2021, Volume: 35, Numéro: 1, Pages: 21-37 |
| RelBib Classification: | BG Grandes religions CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses FD Théologie contextuelle HB Ancien Testament KBM Asie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Buddhism
B Islam B Jeremiah B Folk Religion B Contextualization B Asian theology B Hinduism B Old Testament |
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| Résumé: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2815-1828 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Asia journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.54424/ajt.v35i1.2 |