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Article: Postmodernism and the interpretation of biblical texts for behavior.
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- Biblical Theology Bulletin
- Article date:
- September 22, 2003
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Abstract
Postmodernism has many meanings and many names. Whatever it actually means depends on different cultures and different individuals. That explains enough the current American situation, as well as the general condition in developed countries. How much continuity remains from the past? How much discontinuity will characterize the future? How does this affect the interpretation of biblical texts from different cultures and different time periods? Can biblical scholars and religious leaders ever be clever enough to be aware of, and respond to, the lived existence of ordinary believers? This article offes no defintite answers--only attempts to orchestrate the ...
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