Comments on: The Merit of Scripture… paraphrasing http://www.masstheology.com/2008/03/19/the-merit-of-scripture-paraphrasing/ Conversations in Theology and its interaction with Culture Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:21:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: cheapham http://www.masstheology.com/2008/03/19/the-merit-of-scripture-paraphrasing/#comment-6013 cheapham Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:45:02 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2008/03/19/the-merit-of-scripture-paraphrasing/#comment-6013 One thing I enjoy doing from time to time is recontextualizing, especially with parables and the pericopes of the gospels. Telling the Good Samaritan story where an illegal immigrant helps a beaten republican congressman conveys (IMO) the same message as the original parable yet has far more power to today's audience. It's like paraphrazing/vernacularizing, but on a bit larger scale I'd say. Just an idea. :) One thing I enjoy doing from time to time is recontextualizing, especially with parables and the pericopes of the gospels. Telling the Good Samaritan story where an illegal immigrant helps a beaten republican congressman conveys (IMO) the same message as the original parable yet has far more power to today’s audience. It’s like paraphrazing/vernacularizing, but on a bit larger scale I’d say.

Just an idea. :)

]]> By: tiffany http://www.masstheology.com/2008/03/19/the-merit-of-scripture-paraphrasing/#comment-6010 tiffany Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:12:45 +0000 http://www.masstheology.com/2008/03/19/the-merit-of-scripture-paraphrasing/#comment-6010 I really like this approach. I think it's an interesting way to approach Scripture with an attempt to make it your own. I'd be interested in reading some of your paraphrases. I really like this approach. I think it’s an interesting way to approach Scripture with an attempt to make it your own. I’d be interested in reading some of your paraphrases.

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