READING THE NEW TESTAMENT STEREOSCOPICALLY

This article investigates how the reading of Bible in segregated spheres church, society and academy has been institutionalised way Biblical Studies is taught at most state universities seminaries South Africa. It proposes that students are trained for ministry should be restructured so they encouraged to intentionally use hermeneutical insights have obtained their biblical studies create stereoscopic readings ecclesiological settings. A directly challenges clear distinction often made between which read sphere church contrast academic sphere. Students must not only theory source criticism, redaction tradition narrative criticism other approaches study Bible; also material with help others gain a deeper understanding text by reflecting on its inter- intra-texts, as well various pre-texts, final-texts post-texts all form part what considers scripture.