Die skrifbeskouing van feministiese teoloë, in die besonder dié van Fiorenza, Brenner en Van Dijk-Hemmes - beoordeel in die lig van die gereformeerde teologie

摘要

OPSOMING: Dit wil voorkom asof die feministiese Skrifbeskouing op die beginsel van selektiewe Skrifgesagberus. Dit beteken dat slegs dié dele in die Bybel wat met die feministiese ideologie ooreenstem,as gesaghebbend aanvaar word. Dit is veral die sogenaamde androsentriese taalgebruik watdit vir aanhangers van hierdie benadering moeilik maak om die hele Skrif as gesaghebbend teerken. Hermeneuties vertoon hierdie benadering groot ooreenkomste met die Postmodernisme,waarin geen vaste reëls bestaan om die betekenis van tekste te bepaal nie. Gesien in die ligvan die gereformeerde teologie, soos veranker in die Woord en belydenisskrifte, vertoon diefeministiese teologie ernstige leemtes. Die bydraes (Skrifbeskouing) van drie prominentefeministiese teoloë – Fiorenza, Brenner en Van Dijk-Hemmes – word onder die loep geneemen teologies-krities geëvalueer ten einde hierdie leemtes uit te wys. ABSTRACT: The view of Scripture according to feminist theologians, in particular that of Fiorenza,Brenner and Van Dijk-Hemmes – evaluated in the light of the reformed theology. Itappears that the feminist view of Scripture is based on the principle of selective authority ofthe Scriptures, which means that only the parts of the Bible corresponding with the feministideology are accepted as authoritative. The use of androcentric language, in particular, makes itdifficult for followers of feminism to accept the whole Bible as authoritative. Hermeneutically,their approach resembles Postmodernism, interpreting without any rules. Viewed from theparadigm of the reformed theology, which is anchored in Scripture and the articles of faith,feminist theology shows serious shortfalls. The contributions of three prominent feministtheologians – Fiorenza, Brenner and Van Dijk-Hemmes – are studied closely and evaluatedcritically in the light of the reformed theology, to underline these shortfalls.