Abstract

KRUGER, René. Contextual Biblical Theology in Latin America. Acta poét [online]. 2010, vol.31, n.2, pp.185-207. ISSN 2448-735X.

The article notes that the investigation of biblical texts, as is carried out by exegetes of the Churches and Schools of Theology of historical Protestantism in Latin America, includes socio-economic references and takes into consideration the double framework of the social, economic and political situation in which these texts were created as well as the current situation of the continent. One could speak of a true contextualization of the exegesis by poverty, social differences, and the history of the exploitation of the continent. Once this contextualization is presented, the article designs some fundamental biblical lines related to a socio-economic ethic in the context of marginalization, oppression and closed horizons. To do this, the article takes two angles, one is diachronic and reviews the great stages of the history that is covered by the biblical texts, and the other is synchronic and reviews fundamental socio-economic questions.

Keywords : exegesis; historic Protestantism; hermeneutics; Latin America socio-economic situation; the Bible and economics.

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