Inculturation Biblical Hermeneutics
Subtitle: A Christian Integration of the Old Testament and the Agikuyu Concept of Sin
Publisher: Nairobi Academic Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 243
Description: This book explores the biblical and the Agikuyu concepts of sin. It seeks to show how the biblical and the Agikuyu concepts of sin can illuminate each other. Dr. Githuku's argument is that lack of integration between traditional African concepts of sin and the biblical concept of sin is the major cause of increased sinfulness among African Christians. He adeptly demonstrates that the remedy for this anomaly lies in hermeneutics of inculturation, which seeks to purposively root Christianity in the African Soul.
Table of contents: title: 1 INTRODUCTION 1; title: Main Issues 8; title: Definition of sin 9; title: Christianity and African Culture 10; title: Translation 12; title: Inculturation 16; title: Inter-disciplinary perspectives 17; title: A Note on Methodology 21; title: Organisational Structure of this work 24; title: 2 THE AGĨKŨYŨ 27; title: Agĩkũyũ Myth of Ethnogenesis 29; title: Social Organization 31; title: Gĩkũyũ language 32; title: Economic life 34; title: Original country 34; title: Religion of the Agĩkũyũ 35; title: The idea of God 36; title: Name(s) of God 36; title: Presence of Ngai 37; title: The anthropological conception of Ngai 40; title: Agĩkũyũ Worldview of Ngai Through their Proverbs 41; title: Attributes of Ngai 43; title: Holiness of Ngai 43; title: Justice of Ngai 44; title: Ngoma (Spirits of the Departed) 45; title: Ethnographical Studies of the Agĩkũyũ 47; title: Conclusions 48; title: 3THE AGIKUYU CONCEPT OF SIN 50; title: Wrongdoing 51; title: Definition of sin 52; title: Sin and death 53; title: Sins that are no “sin” 54; title: Sin as Ritual Uncleanliness (thahu) 56; title: Means of contracting thahu 57; title: Thahu caused by contact with kiimba (corpse) or human blood 57; title: Thahu caused by dirt giko (dirt) 58; title: Thahu caused by urogi (witchcraft), ruruto (misfortune) 58; title: Thahu cause by murimu (disease) 59; title: Thahu cause by livestock 59; title: Meaning and Functions of Taboos 60; title: Security 61; title: Carelessness 61; title: Manners 62; title: Food security 62; title: Hygiene 63; title: Community solidarity 63; title: Care of the environment 63; title: Self-control 64; title: Superstition and taboos 64; title: Characteristics of Thahu 65; title: Thahu is contagious 66; title: Thahu is uncleanliness 66; title: Thahu is sickness 67; title: Thahu is guilt 67; title: Invulnerability from thahu 68; title: Concept of Sin Derived from Cleansing Rituals 68; title: Sin “vomiting” (gutahikia) 69; title: Washing (gwithamba) 70; title: Burning (gucina) 70; title: Cooling of the heat (kuhorohia) 70; title: Scapegoat (gute na mburi) and “chasing away” the epidemic 71; title: Mundu Mugo (diviner) 72; title: Mundu Mugo and the Agikuyu concept of sin 72; title: Mũrogi (witch) and the Agĩkũyũ concept of sin 73; title: Sacrifices and sin 74; title: Community Law 77; title: Law and justice (watho) 77; title: Offences and punishment 77; title: Oath (Muma) 79; title: Curse (Kĩrumi) 80; title: Theology of community law (watho) 81; title: Sin and suffering 82; title: Ancestor and the Agĩkũyũ Concept of Sin 82; title: Conclusions 83; title: 4 THE CONCEPT OF SIN IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 85; title: Religious Beliefs 87; title: The idea of God 87; title: The Idea of God from Patriarchal to Early Monarchical era 87; title: The Idea of God During the Eighth-Century Prophets era 89; title: The Idea of God during the Exile/post exilic time 91; title: Attributes of God 92; title: Yahweh is a compassionate God 92; title: Yahweh is a righteous God 93; title: Yahweh is holy 95; title: The Old Testament Concept of Sin 97; title: Definition of sin 97; title: Characteristics of Sin 98; title: Sin in the Patriarchal to early Monarchy Period 98; title: Sin During the Eighth Century Prophets’ Period 101; title: Sin in the Exilic/Post Exilic Period 103; title: Sin and Responsibility 105; title: Sin and Retribution 106; title: Sin in the Wisdom Literature and in the Psalms 108; title: Sin and Sacrifice in the Old Testament 112; title: Sin offering 112; title: Guilt offering 113; title: Burnt offering 113; title: Conclusions 114; title: 5 SIN: AGĨKŨYŨ AND THE OLD TESTAMENT CONCEPTS 116; title: Religious Ideas 117; title: God 117; title: hwhy as Ngai 121; title: Translation of divine names 122; title: Presence of God 124; title: Holiness of God 126; title: Translation of vwdq (holy) in Kikuyu 128; title: Covenant 129; title: tyrb (covenant) as muma (oath) 131; title: Righteousness of God 132; title: qdc in the IRN 134; title: The Old Testament Concept of Sin 135; title: Sin as a Breach of a Custom 136; title: Sin and moral torah 138; title: Punishment and responsibility of sin 141 5.2.3.1; title: Leprosy and HIV/AIDS a divine punishment for sin? 142 5.2.3.2; title: Translation of t[rc into Agĩkũyũ 143; title: Sin and Sacrifice 145; title: Conclusions; title: 146 THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE AGĨKŨYŨ TERMINOLOGIES FOR SIN 148; title: Agĩkũyũ Words for Wrong Doing 149; title: Mahĩtia (mistakes) 150; title: Mehia (offences) 151; title: Ũremi (rebellion) 151; title: Waganu (sexual immorality) 152; title: Kuna Watho (break the law) 154; title: Ũtũrika (naughty) 154; title: Ũrimũ (folly) 154; title: Ũũru (bad) 155