Memperkaya Pemahaman Alkitab dengan Perspektif Kepercayaan Lain: Interpretasi Sosio-Retorik Roma 2:12–16
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21460/gema.2021.62.608Keywords:
Romans 2:12–16, socio-rhetoric interpretation, crosstextual hermeneutics, interreligious study, tafsir sosio-retorik, hermeneutika lintas-tekstual, kajian antaragamaAbstract
Abstract
Taking account of contexts in hermeneutics and further theological works is interesting. Archie C.C. Lee, when developing cross-textual hermeneutics, stated that the knowledge about context could enrich the understanding of the biblical text. For him, this proposition also applies if the context is a cultural-belief outside Christianity. The reason is because God is the God of history, so that God is and continues to work in all human civilizations, including in cultural-beliefs that are often considered pagans. However, reasoning derived from biblical texts is rarely proposed. This article proposes Romans 2:12–16 as an alternative reasoning, using socio-rhetorical interpretation method. In
this text Paul states that those who are referred to as “those who do not have the Law†(gentiles) actually have the Torah written in their hearts and materialize it in deeds. The finding of this study confi rms Lee’s argument.
Abstrak
Mempertimbangkan konteks dalam berhermeneutika dan selanjutnya berteologi kian menarik. Archie C.C. Lee, ketika mengembangkan hermeneutika lintas-tekstual, menyatakan bahwa dengan memper-timbangkan konteks bahkan dapat memperkaya pemahaman terhadap teks Alkitab. Bagi dia, dalil ini juga berlaku bila konteksnya adalah kebudayaan-kepercayaan di luar kekristenan. Alasannya adalah karena Allah merupakan Allah atas sejarah, maka Ia juga telah dan terus berkarya dalam seluruh peradaban manusia, termasuk dalam kebudayaan-kepercayaan yang kerap dinilai kafir. Namun, alasan yang bersumber dari teks Alkitab jarang diusulkan. Melalui tulisan ini saya mengusulkan Roma 2:12–16 sebagai alternatif alasan. Interpretasi sosio-retorik akan digunakan untuk menafsir teks ini. Melalui teks ini Paulus menyatakan bahwa orang yang disebut sebagai “orang-orang yang tidak memiliki Taurat†(kafir) sekalipun ternyata memiliki Taurat yang tertulis dalam hatinya, dan mereka bahkan mampu melakukannya. Temuan kajian ini menegaskan pandangan Lee.
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