@article{combrink_gospel_1991, title = {The Gospel of Matthew in an African Context: In Dialogue with Chris Manus}, volume = {39}, rights = {Copyright (c) 2020 Scriptura: Journal for Biblical, Theological and Contextual Hermeneutics}, issn = {2305-445X}, url = {https://scriptura.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1729}, doi = {10.7833/39-0-1729}, shorttitle = {The Gospel of Matthew in an African Context}, abstract = {This article is a reaction to the contribution by Chris Manus elsewhere in this issue. It departs from his remark that the elevation and status of African kings helps us to understand Mt 28:16-20. This is then placed in the context of contextualisation as a metaphoric activity, especially with a view to the public or cultural context of the text-reading process. An adequate hermeneutic will have to be a critical hermeneutic, recognizing that the theme of kingship is presented in an ironic mode in Matthew, because Jesus embodies the pattern of a king who is rejected, as ruler who is truly a servant. Although one has to acknowledge that any text is determined to a large degree by the discourse which selects and organizes features of the text, one also has to agree that the text, similarly, determines the discourse.}, pages = {43--51}, number = {0}, journaltitle = {Scriptura: Journal for Biblical, Theological and Contextual Hermeneutics}, author = {Combrink, H. J. Bernard and Müller, Bethel}, urldate = {2021-09-22}, date = {1991}, note = {Free}, keywords = {African Context, African Kings, Chris Manus, Dialogue, Gospel of Matthew}, }