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Document Details : Title: Koenraads allegorische lezing van 1 Samuel 14 Subtitle: Een analyse van een preek van Koenraad van Sint-Joris over het waardig ontvangen van het Heilig Sacrament Author(s): HULS, Jos Journal: Ons Geestelijk Erf Volume: 82 Issue: 4 Date: December 2011 Pages: 289-332 DOI: 10.2143/OGE.82.4.2144969 Abstract : The sermon on 1 Samuel 14 is a paradigm for the allegorical mode of reading in the Middle Ages. This mode of reading first of all relates the Bible text to our life and in doing so places the relationship with God in a central position. The text is an expression of a divine address. Subsequently the whole of the text is read from the perspective of the mystagogic moment as the reader’s personal transformation process. In this way the historical context falls away and the development of the spiritual path becomes central. This shows that the allegorical mode of reading has its own logic and cannot be dismissed as human fantasy. This mode of reading is characterized by a great precision and a pure orientation on God’s action. Modern readers will have to discover anew the divine address in the text, again and again. |
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