Abstract
Unheard voices of women in the Bible with implications of empowerment in the context of the church today.
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© Creative Commons With Attribution (CC-BY). They are a majority of the South African population, African women in South Africa remain on the periphery of the margins of our communities (Masenya 2012)
The researchers make use of the vhusadzi theology to answer the following questions: What are the unheard voices of women in the Bible? What was done to empower them? What are the challenges of today’s women? In what way can the church contribute to the empowerment of women?
On the basis of the above text and rereading it through a vhusadzi theology, the following facts emerge: Women had no names and no voice; their status was within the periphery of their communities; they were vulnerable to social ills; their lives were characterised by discrimination and exploitation; their societies were patriarchal and double standards were mostly preferred; there was an interplay between negative religious and cultural discourses, and women were victims of violence
Summary
They are a majority of the South African population, African women in South Africa remain on the periphery of the margins of our communities (Masenya 2012). In South Africa, women are in the majority in both the country and the church, but they have no voice. The researchers make use of the vhusadzi theology to answer the following questions: What are the unheard voices of women in the Bible? In what way can the church contribute to the empowerment of women?. This article briefly explains what the vhusadzi theology entails. This will be followed by an outline of a narrative from the New Testament, namely John 7:53-8:11. In conversation with this narrative, observations and empowerment discourses will emerge and be commented on. The role of the church can contribute significantly to the empowerment of women
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