The Eye of the Storm: Bishop John William Colenso and the Crisis of Biblical Inspiration (JSOT Supplement)

The Eye of the Storm: Bishop John William Colenso and the Crisis of Biblical Inspiration......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Archbishop Njongonkulu W. Ndungane: Foreword......Page 10
List of Contributors......Page 12
Philippe Denis: Introduction......Page 14
Part I: BIBLE......Page 17
Eric A. Hermanson: Colenso's First Attempt at Bible Translation in Zulu......Page 18
1. Orthography......Page 26
2. Vocabulary......Page 30
3. Grammar......Page 36
4. Colenso's Translations—Fruits of Controversy?......Page 37
5. Conclusion......Page 39
Scripture Translations Cited......Page 40
1. A Pretext for the Present Exercise......Page 42
2. Missionary-Translating vs. Endogenous-Translating......Page 46
3. A Case for Translation by Equals......Page 53
Timothy Larsen: Bishop Colenso and His Critics: The Strange Emergence of Biblical Criticism in Victorian Britain......Page 55
David Jobling: Colenso on Myth or Colenso as Myth: A Response to Timothy Larsen......Page 77
1. Introduction......Page 89
2. Under Fire on a Charge of Heterodoxy......Page 91
3. Kuenen 's Judgment on Colenso's Role in the Church Quarrel......Page 97
4. Kuenen's Judgment on Colenso's Biblical Criticism......Page 100
5. The Image ofColenso as a Biblical Critic as it Emerges from his Letters to Kuenen......Page 105
6. Concluding Remarks......Page 114
1. Theoretical Presuppositions......Page 117
2. Bishop John William Colenso (1814-83)......Page 121
3. The Colonial Context......Page 126
4. Colenso's Reading of Romans......Page 128
5. Theological Implications of Colenso's Exegesis of the Sola Fide......Page 134
6. The Consequences......Page 137
Part II: THEOLOGY......Page 139
John W. Rogerson: Colenso in the World of Nineteenth-Century Intellectual Ferment......Page 140
Gwilym Colenso: The Pentateuch in Perspective: Bishop Colenso's Biblical Criticism in its Colonial Context......Page 149
The Infallibility of Doctrine......Page 155
The 'Acceptance' of Biblical Criticism......Page 160
The Challenge from the Colonized......Page 167
The Zulu Point of View......Page 175
Conclusion......Page 180
Ronald B. Nicolson: Other Times and Other Customs: A Storm in a Victorian Teacup?......Page 181
Ian Darby: Colenso the Sacramentalist......Page 195
Baptism......Page 196
Eucharist......Page 200
Conclusion......Page 206
Part III: EKUKHANYENI......Page 207
Patrick Kearney: Success and Failure of 'Sokululeka': Bishop Colenso and African Education......Page 208
An Educational Mission......Page 209
His First Pupils......Page 210
Curriculum at Ekukhanyeni......Page 211
Staffing and Other Difficulties......Page 213
A Unique Way of Translating the Bible......Page 215
Political Significance of Education......Page 216
Assessment of Colenso's Educational Efforts......Page 217
Introduction......Page 220
'Strange Bedfellows': The Establishment of Ekukhanyeni Education Institution......Page 222
Digging Up the Past for Coming Generations: The Class of 1856......Page 228
'Educated in the True Sense of the Word': Education in Natal......Page 235
'More Solid and Wholesome Food': The Book......Page 240
Ways of Reading: The Presence of the Writer in the Letter or Book......Page 244
'The Force of Expression' and the Inner Lives of Written Words......Page 251
Conclusion......Page 254
1. Introduction......Page 255
2. Discussion......Page 256
3. Conclusion......Page 266
In Search of True Religion......Page 268
The Israelites and African Religion......Page 270
The Test of Intelligence and Conscience......Page 271
Scholar of African Religion......Page 274
Part IV: FAMILY AND SOCIETY......Page 277
Introduction......Page 278
An Errand into the Wilderness, 1835-55......Page 284
The First 'Pillar of Heathenism': The Polygamy Debate 1855—69......Page 287
The Second 'Pillar of Heathenism': Ukulobola and Paternalistic Solutions, 1861-79......Page 297
Conclusion......Page 303
1. The Definition of Parameters......Page 306
2. The Growing Storm of Controversy......Page 308
3. The View of the Anglican Church on Polygamy......Page 309
4. Colenso's Realistic Approach to the Issue of Polygamy......Page 311
5. Colenso's Silenced Voice......Page 313
6. Colenso's Flaws......Page 315
8. Closing the Stable Door......Page 317
9. The Unfinished Business......Page 318
1. Introduction......Page 319
2. The Case of Reverend William Long......Page 321
3. The Trial of Bishop Colenso......Page 323
4. The Pronouncement of Excommunication......Page 335
5. Conclusion......Page 337
Mandy Goedhals: 'The Bravest Woman I Have Ever Known': Francis Colenso (1816–93)......Page 339
The Colenso Family in Natal: 1853 to 1932......Page 358
The Sweep of History......Page 362
The Grip of Imperialism......Page 364
A Patriarch's Legacy......Page 366
The Daughters' Dilemma......Page 367
The South African Native Affairs Commission......Page 370
A Way for the Future......Page 373
Part V: BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 377
Bibliography of Colenso's Work and Publications on Colenso......Page 378
Cumulative Bibliography......Page 405
D......Page 424
M......Page 425
W......Page 426
Z......Page 427
Z......Page 428
Back Matter
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