Scripture and Context in Conversation: The Ethiopian Andəmta Interpretative Tradition
The Ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church has a rich historical and religious heritage that is shaped and anchored by the scriptural interpretation of the andəmta interpretive tradition. The Ethiopian andəmta interpretive tradition uses Scripture in dialogue with the Ethiopian context through translatin...
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| description | The Ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church has a rich historical and religious heritage that is shaped and anchored by the scriptural interpretation of the andəmta interpretive tradition. The Ethiopian andəmta interpretive tradition uses Scripture in dialogue with the Ethiopian context through translating Ethiopic (Ge’ez) into Amharic and presenting different interpretations and applications of the text considering different horizons of readers. The sensitivity to the cultural context is an important aspect of contextualization to address the needs of the people to whom Scripture is being applied, and this is an extensive practice in the Ethiopian interpretive tradition. This article argues that the Ethiopian Church has possessed the most ancient Bible in the Ethiopic language and uses a unique interpretive tradition that focuses on the textual context and the context of the reader, presenting alternative interpretive options. Therefore, the Ethiopian andəmta interpretative tradition enables us to engage in an ongoing dialogue between Scripture and context to shape positively the context of the reader. In addition, it facilitates scriptural teaching by presenting an alternative application for an individual biblical text. Further, the emphasis on the andəmta interpretive tradition, with the awareness of balancing both the textual context and the context of the reader, opens a better understanding of the text and its application for contemporary readers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40d299bdabd74e6aa23947b407a012a12022-12-22T02:58:28ZengSouth African Theological SeminaryConspectus1996-81672022-10-01344149https://doi.org/10.54725/conspectus.2022.2.4Scripture and Context in Conversation: The Ethiopian Andəmta Interpretative TraditionYimenu Adimass Belay0Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Meserete Kristos SeminaryThe Ancient Ethiopian Orthodox Church has a rich historical and religious heritage that is shaped and anchored by the scriptural interpretation of the andəmta interpretive tradition. The Ethiopian andəmta interpretive tradition uses Scripture in dialogue with the Ethiopian context through translating Ethiopic (Ge’ez) into Amharic and presenting different interpretations and applications of the text considering different horizons of readers. The sensitivity to the cultural context is an important aspect of contextualization to address the needs of the people to whom Scripture is being applied, and this is an extensive practice in the Ethiopian interpretive tradition. This article argues that the Ethiopian Church has possessed the most ancient Bible in the Ethiopic language and uses a unique interpretive tradition that focuses on the textual context and the context of the reader, presenting alternative interpretive options. Therefore, the Ethiopian andəmta interpretative tradition enables us to engage in an ongoing dialogue between Scripture and context to shape positively the context of the reader. In addition, it facilitates scriptural teaching by presenting an alternative application for an individual biblical text. Further, the emphasis on the andəmta interpretive tradition, with the awareness of balancing both the textual context and the context of the reader, opens a better understanding of the text and its application for contemporary readers.https://sats.ac.za/conspectus/scripture-context-ethiopian-andemta/ethiopic traditionandəmta hermeneuticsscripture in contextscripture and tradition |
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| title | Scripture and Context in Conversation: The Ethiopian Andəmta Interpretative Tradition |
| title_full | Scripture and Context in Conversation: The Ethiopian Andəmta Interpretative Tradition |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Scripture and Context in Conversation: The Ethiopian Andəmta Interpretative Tradition |
| title_short | Scripture and Context in Conversation: The Ethiopian Andəmta Interpretative Tradition |
| title_sort | scripture and context in conversation the ethiopian andəmta interpretative tradition |
| topic | ethiopic tradition andəmta hermeneutics scripture in context scripture and tradition |
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