Abstract
This essay is to be an extension of the essay �Reading the Bible in the 21st century: Some hermeneutical principles: Part 1�. Two more �hermeneutical aspects� are proposed and discussed in this essay: the aspects of spirituality and embodiment. These two aspects are presented in this essay to supplement and compliment the hermeneutical process. A few remarks on the idiosyncrasy of texts pave the way for the legitimate exploitation of spiritualities (lived experiences) embedded in biblical texts which should be regarded as an addition to �biblical hermeneutics� and which have to serve as a catalyst for the embodiment of the �reading texts�.
Highlights
In the first part of this essay ‘Reading the Bible in the 21st century: Some hermeneutical principles (Part 1)’,1 it was pointed out how single methodological approaches were applied in the reading of biblical texts during the largest part of the 20th century
Embodiment is to be understood as the culmination point of the hermeneutical process, and spiritualities are the lived experiences of the divine during the studying of Scripture
These remarks on the phenomenology of texts and interpretation prepare the way for the discussion of the textures of spirituality and embodiment in the hermeneutical process
Summary
In the first part of this essay ‘Reading the Bible in the 21st century: Some hermeneutical principles (Part 1)’,1 it was pointed out how single methodological approaches were applied in the reading of biblical texts during the largest part of the 20th century. Embodiment is to be understood as the culmination point of the hermeneutical process, and spiritualities are the lived experiences of the divine during the studying of Scripture.
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