•Scholz:Â Biblical
Studies Alternatively
• Patte,
Stubbs, Ukpon, Velunta: The Gospel of
matthew: A Contextual
Introduction
•Ethics of Biblical Interpretation: Biblical Interpretation matters:   Â
•-” good news”Â
Postively transforms the life of peopleÂ
• “bad news”
negatively: hurting, oppressing, killing people:
•Bible used to justify crusades, the Holocaust,
anti-Semitism, slavery,
racism, patriarchaism, sexism, homophobia, coloniaslism, Â… actual
people are hurt,
•
•We can (and must) assume responsibility for our
interpretations
•a) we have a choice among critical methods,
therefore
a)We
have a choice (we are always making a choice) among several interpretations which are legitimate and plausible
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