Abstract:
The article is a reworked version of a paper presented at
a commemoration ceremony in honour of the retired Reformed exegetes of the Department
of Old Testament Studies of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria who have
contributed immensely to translation projects of the South African Bible Society. In this article,
the author focuses on the theological and exegetical relevance of Professor A.P.B. Breytenbach.
The article shows Breytenbach’s critical presuppositions in hermeneutics, especially his
contribution towards the understanding of diversity in the message of the Old Testament and
the ‘second naiveté’ which constitutes a critical lens through which the Old Testament should
be interpreted by the Christian faith community.
Description:
The article is a
reworked version of a
paper presented at a
commemoration ceremony
by the Department of
Old Testament Studies,
University of Pretoria and
the South African Bible
Society in honour of two
emeritus professors of
the Department of Old
Testament Studies for
their contributions to Bible
translation. This contribution
focuses on Prof. Dr Andries
P.B. Breytenbach’s role,
especially in the translation
of the Old Testament into
isiNdebele. This article is
published as part of the
tribute towards an alumnus
of the Faculty of Theology,
Professor James Alfred
Loader, who retires in 2013
as Old Testament scholar
from the University of
Vienna.
