Abstract
How do people from our day and age view the Bible? Not all members of the Dutch Reformed Church cherish the same view about Scripture. The letters in the Afrikaans newspapers on religious issues clearly reflect this. There are two groups of scholars in the church whose views on Scripture impact on church members’ views. They are (1) systematic theologians and (2) biblical scholars. A large number of systematic theologians adhere to the view which was formulated during the heydays of Protestant Orthodoxy, i.e. that the Bible reflects a double authorship. They prefer to use the Latin words “auctor primaries” and “auctores secundarii” when writing about Scripture. A large number of biblical scholars, however, work with the idea that the Bible reflects single authorship. God did not write. Humans wrote the books of the Bible. It goes without saying that ordinary church members do not always understand the differences and are often perplexed by these differences. It is of utmost importance to discuss these differences and to try and find some middle ground in the church.
Highlights
Not all members of the Dutch Reformed Church cherish the same view about Scripture
As die bedoeling van die auctor primarius wel verreken wil word, is dit duidelik dat die oorspronklike konteks en die huidige konteks nie die enigste norm vir die verstaan van die Skrif kan wees nie
Ammerman (1987:51) beskryf die gevolge van die dogmatiese siening van die Bybel kort en bondig: “[B]ecause God is the timeless author of every word and story, the Bible need not be interpreted in a historical and literary context”
Summary
The other sort is reading with understanding, receiving the text on the right wavelength (Fokkelman 1999:7). Daar is twee groepe binne die Ned Geref Kerk wie se sienings oor die Bybel ’n impak het op gewone lidmate se sienings van die Bybel. Dis nie twee groot groepe binne die kerk nie, maar beide groepe het ’n duidelike invloed op hoe predikante en lidmate die Bybel sien en lees. Daar is weliswaar enkele Bybelwetenskaplikes wat baie nou aansluit by dogmatici se siening van die Bybel. Maar daar is ’n beduidende aantal Bybelwetenskaplikes wat hulleself nie tuis voel binne die sienings van dogmatici nie. In alle billikheid moet ’n mens wel erken dat daar enkele dogmatici is wie se Skrifbeskouing nouer aansluit by die tweede groep (Bybelwetenskaplikes) as by hulle eie vakgenote.
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