Hermeneutics question
This is basically for those who have
Savran, George W. Encountering the Divine : Theophany in Biblical Narrative. London; New York: T & T Clark International, 2005.
Generally I totally oppose any interpretive activity which I consider to be rather subjective or psychological in nature, but on the bottom of p 41 through the top of p 46 (logosres:encountrdvne;ref=Page.p_41;off=1897) Savran gives an interpretation of 1 Sam 3 which I nevertheless find rather interesting. What are your thoughts?
george
gfsomsel
יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן
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George Somsel said:
Generally I totally oppose any interpretive activity which I consider to be rather subjective or psychological in nature, but on the bottom of p 41 through the top of p 46 (logosres:encountrdvne;ref=Page.p_41;off=1897) Savran gives an interpretation of 1 Sam 3 which I nevertheless find rather interesting. What are your thoughts?
I find it intriguing, but then I'm not so totally opposed to bringing subjective intuition or psychological knowledge to bear on biblical interpretation. What I find even more intriguing is that this passage is so compelling that even someone totally opposed to that sort of activity would be intrigued by it. [:)]
At first I was a bit skeptical of this bit: "prophecy was not only rare in frequency,51 but it was also not widespread. The few oracles that occurred didn’t circulate beyond the immediate recipient of the oracle, with the result that people remained untouched by the prophecy.52" I don't know Hebrew well at all, but I didn't know why the author jumped to "widespread" meaning wide circulation of local prophecies, as opposed to prophecies arising in several places over a widespread area. Footnote 52 explained that to my satisfaction, though.
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Are we allowed to discuss theological issues now?
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Dominick Sela said:
Are we allowed to discuss theological issues now?
Not really, but I'm not sure this is precisely a theological issue.
george
gfsomselיְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן
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George Somsel said:
Generally I totally oppose any interpretive activity which I consider to be rather subjective or psychological in nature
Just curious, George, what is you take on narrative hermeneutics? I'd respond to your actual question but the resource is on my next month budget[:S] I did find a preview that allowed me to read the first couple of pages in your range but not enough to determine what piqued your question.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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