Rather different than elsewhere: Gerrie Snyman�s contribution in the context of Reformed theology
Prof Gerrie Snyman�s book Om die Bybel anders te lees: �n etiek van Bybellees (2007) attracted considerable attention in Afrikaans-speaking reformed circles in South Africa. In this article, some of the responses to and reviews of the book are studied in order to assess the publication�s impact. Moreover, the article aims to determine whether the book will contribute to future reflections and discussions on the use of the Bible in this context. It is concluded that the preferred method of interpretation in the Reformed Church in South Africa calls for a thorough revision. The so-called �grammatical-historical method� of interpretation can no longer be regarded as the most appropriate and sole �Reformed method� of interpretation.

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Go fapana le t�e dingwe: seabe sa Gerrie Snyman go teologie ya Refomo

Puku ya Profesa Gerrie Snyman, Om die Bybel anders te lees: �n Etiek van Bybellees (2007), e gogile �edi ye kgolo ya maloko a kereke ya Refomo mo Afrika-Borwa(RCSA/GKSA). Mo pampiring ye re ithuta t�e dingwe t�a dikarabo le ditshekatsheko t�a puku ye go ela khuet�o ya yona. Go feta fao, pampiri ye e nepile go bona ge e ba puku ye e tlo ba le seabe go dikakanyo le dipoledi�ano mabapi le t�homi�o ya Beibele ditabeng t�a mohuta wo. Re ruma ka go re, mokgwa wa tshekatsheko ya Bibele wa Kereke ya Refomo mo Afrika-Borwa o hloka go lekodi�i�wa le go boelet�wa. Mokgwa wa go hlatholla Bibele ka go sekaseka popopolelo(gramatika) le histori ya tlholego ya yona, o ka se sa t�ewa e le wona wa maleba o nno�i wa tshekatsheko goba go ba wona �Mokgwa wa Refomo� wa go fetleka Bibele.

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