Living in Different Worlds Simultaneously

""This book is a great source of inspiration for what the world needs so desperately: honoring each other's contextuality while at the same time searching for inter-contextuality as a basis for our common humanity. There is no better way to honor a biblical scholar who has devoted his scholarly life to showing that such an approach is possible."" --Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Moderator, World Council of Churches ""A wonderful volume, bringing together Western and African scholarship in biblical exegesis, reception history, and hermeneutics. The contributions honor Louis Jonker, a globally renowned South African Bible scholar who has devoted his academic life to integrating these areas into the cultural contexts from which they emerged."" --Konrad Schmid, Professor of Old Testament, University of Zürich ""This book honors Professor Louis Jonker for his significant contributions to Old Testament scholarship. It highlights his rigorous and nuanced approach to hermeneutics, engaging with the complexities and contextual issues of biblical texts. The book showcases various hermeneutical approaches that reflect the multidimensionality of exegesis. This book is ideal for readers interested in exploring different methods for interpreting Old Testament texts."" --Hulisani Ramantswana, Chair of Department, Biblical and Ancient Studies, University of South Africa ""This important volume closes a gap between Western/Northern and African hermeneutical approaches and exegesis. It is dedicated to Louis C. Jonker whose research and teaching was characterized by bridging different scientific traditions, Africa and Europe, historical-critical exegesis, hermeneutics, and reception history. His large horizon is perfectly mirrored in the contributions of this book which unites scholars of diverse disciplines covering a broad range of sources, methods, and applications."" --Angelika Berlejung, Professor of Old Testament, University of Leipzig ""This insightful and inspiring collection of essays is an excellent tribute to Louis Jonker and to his remarkable scholarship. . . . The individual contributions to the volume deal with a great variety of topics--from Chronicles to contemporary African biblical hermeneutics--but what makes the volume more important than its separate chapters is that it underscores Jonker's point of 'living in different worlds simultaneously' and the insights that emerge from living that way."" --Ehud Ben Zvi, Professor Emeritus of History, Classics, and Religion, University of Alberta