Vol. 9 (2021) - Issue 1-2

Vol. 9 (2021) - Issue 1-2

March 28, 2024 2024-04-02 23:28

ABSTRACTS

Joseph, quelques aspects de sa vie en Gn 37–50

As a major character in Gn 37-50, Joseph distinguished himself by the fear of God before his brothers whom he did not hurt after his ascent to power. Endowed with intelligence and wisdom, he used these for the general good, as his suggestion to manage well farming products during the times of plenty in view of the upcoming famine, and the reconciliation with his brothers show. Through his wisdom, he rightly interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh. For his own good and that of others, he was upright in his relationship with others, and did not give in to Putiphar wife’s sexual harassment; he was transparent in his management of goods entrusted to his care, and magnanimus toward his brothers who had conflictual relationships with him. In his interactions with his hierarchy, he distinguished himself by his loyalty and unweavering dedication to carry out the missions assigned to the full. Because of his attention to the suffering of others and especially the destitute, he relieved those he could to the best of his abilities.

The ‘Unnamed’ Woman Accused of Adultery in John 8 :1-11 – A Johannine or a Later Christology ? : A Re-reading with the African Eyes

D’un point de vue canonique, Jn 8,1-11 est transmis dans le quatrième Evangile. D’un point de vue scientifique, les experts soutiennent consensuellement l’opinion selon laquelle le récit n’est pas johannique ni dans son contexte, ni dans son style littéraire. Nous entreprenons d’examiner cette assertion. La méthodologie que nous adoptons est l’étude synchronique du destinataire. Nous l’adoptons dans le but de nous focaliser sur les conditions sociales, religieuses, politiques et économiques du contexte africain à l’intérieur duquel ce récit est réinterprété. L’histoire textuelle du texte est discutée. La quadruple structure du texte est soulignée. L’expérience de l’inégalité des opportunités que les femmes font dans l’économie africaine et les injustices sociales persistantes qu’elles subissent dressent le contexte d’interprétation qui ouvre la voie à notre relecture du récit. Notre exégèse se fait à partir de la posture synchronique des destinataires. Elle révèle que le texte ne manifeste pas les techniques de compositions johanniques habituelles, mais une forme pensée (thought-form) des théologiens chrétiens tardifs.

Autodétermination, capacités, capabilités et fondation éthique du devenir libre. Une réflexion sur Fabien Eboussi Boulaga, Paul Ricoeur et Martha Nussbaum

The goal of this essay is to propose an extended study of Fabien Eboussi Boulaga, through Paul Ricoeur and Martha Nussbaum. The dialogical space is launched through their respective notions (self-determination, capacities, capabilities) so as to end up with an ethics of self-determination. This notion is put to the test in view of situations of precariousness, which is lived in peripheral areas where male and female citizens from the lower classes are faced with bad life (Adorno, Butler).

Indissolubility of Marriage : An Exegetical Reading of Matt 5 :31-32 cum its Theological and Pastoral Implications

Does Jesus Christ approve of divorce in Matt 5 :31-32 ? From a surface reading, a non-expert may say, “Yes”, but from an exegetical point of view, it is a radical “No” according to the author. Is πορνεία “adultery”, as the term is translated in many Bibles ? Not all according to the author who uses the latest and most updated Biblical findings as well as a rigorous exegetical analysis of Matt 5 :31-32 to show that πορνεία has to mean “illicit marital union”. In illicit marital unions, such as the “incestuous marriage” which was sometimes the case among the Gentiles (Acts 15 : 20), there is no marriage at all. “Divorce” is “possible”, then, only because a “marriage” has never existed. Hence, for the author, the indissolubility of marriage is therefore God’s original plan (Gen 2 :24; Mk 10 : 8).

Ebauche d’une théologie sur le célibat non-consacré

Many Christian women are single in our main African cities nowadays. However, one notices that the Church in her theological and pastoral approach does not fully grasp the magnitude of this phenomenon. The present essay is an attempt to tackle this question in trying to build a theology of non-vowed celibacy based on the mining of biblical insights found in the New Testament. The aim is to draw some features through the example of Jesus and of some female characters, which can help structure such a theology at a theoretical and pastoral level.

La théologie et l’anthropologie de la Parole chez Oscar Bimwenyi Kweshi

The present essay sets to be a necessary clarification of the characteristics of which the divine and human word are invested from an African promontory. The author is inspired by cultural and religious African traditions, and to strengthen his argument he relies particularly on the writings of Congolese theologian Oscar Bimwenyi Kweshi. The thrust that the author offers to male and female readers can be summarized as follows : “reality is in essence verbal, that is, it is through the divine Word (or Logos) uttered by the Riser since the mists of times that everything that exists was made”. Moreover, the author insists that existing means answering the call issued by the Caller, that is, God. Indeed, according to Oscar Bimweny Kweshi, word from that God bears five characteristics that make up the base of the theology and anthropology of the Word. The latter is (1) creative, (2) an integral part of everything it created, (3) a promoter of ethics, (4) prophetic, especially when it intervenes to clear some locked situations to which human beings are confronted, (5) calling and recalling, meaning that it intervenes to put an end to the subsolar existence of every human being.

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