Abstract
The use of the Old Testament in motivating the church's responsibility towards the social order - a hermeneutical issue. The conviction within the ranks of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika that the church has a responsibility with regard to the social order is strongly based on a reading of the Old Testament which can be traced back to Calvin. The hermeneutics underlying this kind of reading of the Old Testament basically works with a 'deeper' meaning - a meaning which can be brought to light by means of typological exegesis. The author argues that this kind of hermeneutics cannot be maintained in the aftermath of historical-critical research. The argument is put forward that the church does not have a responsibility when it comes to the structuring of society. The theological position of the author is one which links up with qialectical theology.
Highlights
The use of the Old Testament in motivating the church's responsibility towards the social order - a hermeneutical issue The conviction within the ranks of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika that the church has a responsibility with regard to the social order is strongly based on a reading of the Old Testament which can be traced back to Calvin
The hermeneutics underlying this kind of reading of the Old Testament basically works with a 'deeper' meaning - a meaning which can be brought to light by means of typological exegesis
Indien artikels en kommentaar in die amptelike publikasies van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk en die Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika oor die afgelope drie jaar in ag geneem word, is dit duidelik dat die oortuiging dat die kerk 'n kuItuurtaak het, ook in die geledere wyd voorkom
Summary
Daarby is dit duidelik dat vir die Voortrekkers die beskrywing van die volkslewe in die Ou Testament, nie 'n saak was wat net Israel gegeld het nie. Uit a Brakel en ook die ander oude schrijvers blyk dit dat die volkslewe van Israel paradigmatiese betekenis het, want daar word die grondlyne getrek van die gestalte wat die Christelike gemenebes moet dra. Die Voortrekkers het, op die patroon van die Calvinistiese teokrasie, die kerk in die wareld gestruktureer en rondom die kerk, die samelewingspatroon vanuit die kerk vorm gegee, sodat die hele volkslewe in diens van God en tot eer van God sou bestaan. Oaar word in die huidige debat, met die verbond as vertrekpunt, dikwels ook soos volg geredeneer: God se verbond in die Ou Testament het geeis dat die totale samelewing ingerig word volgens die wil van God, soos vervat in' die dekaloog en ander gebooie. Dit beros op sy beurt weer op 'n bepaalde verstaan van die Ou Testament
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