Abstract
This paper makes an original contribution against the background of relevant postcolonial discourse by means of the methods of postcolonial and social-scientific biblical exegesis from the perspective of critical correlation. The main aim of the paper is to bring into dialogue the insights of Frantz Fanon and Steve Biko, with the latest insights in biblical scholarship on the parables. This study finds that the New Testament can be read critically through the lens of core ideas of Fanon and Biko in critical correlation with understandings of Jesus as reacting against Roman Imperial domination and exploitation. The paper concludes with the suggestion that postcolonial reading scenarios, like the ones we have suggested in this paper, be used in theological training to relate New Testament Exegesis to contemporary challenges around decoloniality in South Africa.Contribution: The main contribution of this paper is providing key insights into decolonial and postcolonial readings of Jesus as an agent of change reacting against Roman imperial domination and exploitation, addressing the agenda of the special HTS collection of essays focused on the reception of biblical discourse in Africa.
Highlights
In this article, a view of Jesus as an anti-imperial ethical-eschatological prophet from decolonial perspectives is critically discussed
I will engage with insights from Frantz Fanon and Steve Biko, and critically correlate their insights with new insights in New Testament exegesis from a critical correlation perspective
Lam Markmann]), and our own experience of being sojourners and foreign aliens in the heart of Europe, which made us aware of the dynamics involved in black consciousness. It was not in South Africa, but in Europe that we discovered Frantz Fanon’s work and that of Steve Biko
Summary
A view of Jesus as an anti-imperial ethical-eschatological prophet from decolonial perspectives is critically discussed. I will engage with insights from Frantz Fanon and Steve Biko, and critically correlate their insights with new insights in New Testament exegesis from a critical correlation perspective. The structure of the article is as follows. The scene is set by an explanation of the need for ongoing critical reflection on post-and-decolonial discourses. This is followed by a discussion of Fanon and Biko.
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