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DIE OU TESTAMENT, MODERNE ONDERRIGTING EN DIE INTEGRERENDE BEWYSGEBASEERDE BENADERING

DIE OU TESTAMENT, MODERNE ONDERRIGTING EN DIE INTEGRERENDE BEWYSGEBASEERDE BENADERING

Ek het onlangs ‘n video van 17 minute gekyk met die titel Wat Het Die Ou Testament Te Doen Met Kurrikulum deur David I. Smith, Ph.D., skrywer van On Christian Teaching. In hierdie video ondersoek Dr. Smith lesse uit die Ou Testament wat nuttig kan wees in hoe ons mense vandag leer. Hy let op hoe die Hebreeuse Bybel in drie dele verdeel is:

Die eerste deel staan bekend as die Torah, wat “Lering” beteken, en bestaan uit Genesis, Eksodus, Levitikus, Numeri en Deuteronomium, wat ook gesamentlik bekend staan as die boeke van Moses of die Pentateug.

Die tweede deel staan bekend as die Profete en sluit die boeke Josua, Rigters, Samuel, Konings, Jesaja, Jeremia, Esegiël, Hosea, Joël, Amos, Obadja, Jona, Miga, Nahum, Habakuk, Sefanja, Haggai, Sagaria en Maleagi in.

Die derde deel staan bekend as die Geskrifte, die Psalms of die Wysheidsboeke en sluit die boeke Job, Psalms, Spreuke, Hooglied, Rut, Klaagliedere, Prediker, Ester, Daniël, Esra, Nehemia en Kronieke in.

Hierdie verdeling was ook hoe die Nuwe Testamentiese skrywers die Ou Testament verstaan het. Jesus het na sy opstanding vir sy dissipels gesê:

Dit is wat ek vir julle gesê het terwyl ek nog by julle was: Alles moet vervul word wat oor my geskrywe staan in die Wet van Moses, die Profete en die Psalms (Lukas 24:44 NIV 84, beklemtoning myne).

Maar as ‘n snelskrif het hulle soms na die hele Ou Testamentiese kanon verwys deur net die Wet en die Profete te sê. Jesus, nadat hy bevestig het dat die grootste gebod is om God lief te hê met ‘n mens se hele wese en die tweede is om ons naaste lief te hê soos onsself, het gesê:

Aan hierdie twee gebooie hang die hele wet en die profete (Matteus 22:40 AFR33, beklemtoning myne).

Toe Filippus Natanïel kry, sê hy vir hom:

Ons het die een gevind waarvan Moses in die Wet geskryf het, en oor wie die profete ook geskryf het – Jesus van Nasaret, die seun van Josef (Johannes 1:45 NIV 84, beklemtoning myne).

En soms, hoe hulle na die hele Ou Testament verwys het, het hulle aansienlik verkort deur bloot “die Wet” te sê. Hier gebruik Jesus albei snelskrifterme in een antwoord:

Moenie dink dat Ek gekom het om die Wet of die Profete af te skaf nie; Ek het nie gekom om hulle af te skaf nie, maar om hulle te vervul. Voorwaar, Ek sê vir julle, totdat die hemel en die aarde verdwyn, sal nie die kleinste letter, nie die minste streep van ‘n pen nie, enigsins uit die Wet verdwyn totdat alles volbring is nie (Matthéüs 5:17, 18 NIV 84, beklemtoning myne).

Wanneer Jesus “die Wet” sê, beperk Hy nie sy kommentaar tot die Tien Gebooie nie, maar verwys Hy na al die 39 boeke van die Ou Testament. Hy sê dat alles in die Ou Testament oor die verlossingsplan, van Genesis tot Maleagi, vervul moet word.

Elders, het Jesus die term “Wet” gebruik toe Hy slegs na die psalms verwys het, wat deel is van die Geskrifte, wat demonstreer dat die snelskrif “Wet” gebruik is vir die hele Ou Testamentiese kanon en nie net die vyf boeke van Moses nie:

Jesus antwoord hulle, “Is daar nie in julle Wet geskrywe nie: Ek het gesê julle is gode?” (Joh. 10:34; Jesus verwys na Psalm 82:6).

 

VERPLIGTINGS, ONTWRIGTING, ONDERSKEIDINGSVERMOË

Ons het dus gesien dat die Ou Testament in drie dele verdeel is: die Wet, die Profete en die Geskrifte. Wat interessant is aan Dr. Smith se aanbieding, is dat hy die idee aanbied dat hierdie drie dele van die Skrif – die manier waarop God onderrig, die pedagogie van onderwys – die openbaring van waarheid op drie verskillende maniere benader. Hy stel voor dat:

  • Die Wet (vyf boeke van Moses) leer deur “verpligtings”, die instruksies, die reëls, wat ‘n mens moet doen.
  • Die Profete leer deur “ontwrigting”, die gevolge van ongehoorsaamheid en God se roeping vir mense om terug te keer na gehoorsaamheid.
  • Die Geskrifte leer deur “onderskeidingsvermoë” en kyk na die lesse in die wêreld, soos om die mier of die lelie van die veld te bestudeer.

Wat my opgeval het van Dr. Smith se tesis, is dat hierdie verdeling van die Skrif in drie verskillende metodes om die waarheid te onderrig, die Integrerende Bewysgebaseerde Benadering beskryf wat ons hier by Come and Reason Ministries bevorder. Basies is dit onderrig deur die integrasie van die drie drade van bewyse wat God gebruik het om waarheid aan die gevalle mensdom te openbaar en waardeur ons Skepper ons die werklikheid leer. En daardie drie drade is:

  • Skrif/goddelike openbaring (2 Timoteus 3:16) – wat met die Wet sou ooreenstem
  • Lewenservarings (Psalm 34:8; Johannes 20:27) – wat met die Profete sou ooreenstem
  • Wetenskap/natuur (Romeine 1:20) – wat ooreenstem met die Geskrifte

Die Wet leer deur goddelike openbaring – God-geïnspireerde direkte openbaring. Byvoorbeeld, God het aan Moses die waarheid geopenbaar van ‘n letterlike sesdaagse skeppingsweek gevolg deur die Sabbat; die oorspronklike sondelose toestand van die mensdom; die versoeking, die val en die vloek wat op die aarde geval het; die beloofde Messias om die gevalle mensdom te verlos; die rebellie en die Vloed; God se plan vir die hele wêreld om geseën te word deur Abraham se Saad (Jesus); die doel van God vir die Joodse nasie om sy evangeliste te wees om die wêreld voor te berei vir die komende Messias; en die onderriginstrument van aanskouingslesse (bv. die heiligdom) om die hele verlossingsplan uit te voer.

Deur die Profete leer God deur lewenservarings – die vermanings, waarskuwings, teregwysings, beloftes en pleidooie gevolg deur die werklike gevolge van die verbreking van vertroue met God, weiering om sy instruksies te volg en sy wysheid te verwerp; maar ook die ervaring van die barmhartigheid, genade en verlossing vir diegene wat deur die pynlike tydelike afdwalingsreis en terugkeer na God gekom het.

En in die Geskrifte leer God deur die wetenskap en die natuur, observeer die konflik tussen goed en kwaad wat oor alle aspekte van die skepping beveg word. Van nadenke oor hoe die werklikheid eintlik werk tot om geïnspireer te word deur die bestendigheid van al God se wette, die betroubaarheid van sy onderhoudende krag en die kompleksiteit van die onderling gekoppelde stelsels van ander-gesentreerde skenking waarop alle lewe gebou is.

Maar vra die diere, en hulle sal jou leer, of die voëls van die lug, en hulle sal jou vertel; of praat met die aarde, en dit sal jou leer, of laat die visse van die see jou inlig (Job 12:7, 8 NIV 84).

Die hemele vertel die eer van God; die uitspansel toon sy handewerk (Psalm 19:1 AFRB’23).

Gaan na die mier, jou luiaard; Dink aan sy weë en word wys! (Spreuke 6:6 NIV 84).

 

DRIE AFDELINGS, EEN BOODSKAP

God is die God van die werklikheid, die Skepper, die bouer van ruimte, tyd, energie, materie, sterre, planete, sterrestelsels en alle lewende wesens (Genesis 1; Johannes 1:3). God is die onderhouer van alle werklikheid (Kolossense 1:17; Hebreërs 1:3). En God se wette is die protokolle waarop die werklikheid funksioneer en werk. Waarheid lei ons altyd terug na God, want God is die bron van alle waarheid. En alle waarheid, wanneer dit reg verstaan word, openbaar ‘n volmaakte harmonie tussen God se openbarings in die Skrif, wetenskap en ons ervarings in die lewe.

Sonde is die oortreding van die wet – die afwyking en oortreding van die protokolle waarop God lewe en gesondheid geskep het om te werk. Sonde, die oortreding van die wette van die lewe, veroorsaak dus pyn, lyding en, tensy dit deur ons Skepper reggestel word, die ewige dood. Hierdie waarheid word in die Skrif geopenbaar (Romeine 6:23; Jakobus 1:15; Galasiërs 6:8), gedemonstreer in wetenskap/natuur; (bv. bind ‘n plastieksak oor ‘n mens se kop en oortree die wet van asemhaling, die gevolg is die dood.); en bevestig deur lewenservarings. Hierdie ewige lesse, hierdie ewige waarhede, word vir ons opgeteken deur goddelike inspirasie in die Ou Testament – in die Wet, die Profete en die Geskrifte.

As God se verteenwoordigers vandag, is dit ons verantwoordelikheid om sy metodes te gebruik, om aktief die integrerende bewysgebaseerde benadering te gebruik, om ewige waarhede met ander te deel, om ligte te wees wat in die duisternis skyn, om mense te leer hoe die werklikheid werk, om denkers te word en nie bloot weerkaatsers van ander mense se gedagtes nie, om volwasse mense te word “wat hulleself deur voortdurende oefening opgelei het om goed van kwaad te onderskei” (Hebreërs 5:14 NIV84), mense wat die denke van Christus het (1 Korinthiërs 2:16) en wat, soos hul Verlosser, God se ewige waarhede kan leer deur die Skrif (Wet), lewenservarings (Profete) en wetenskap/natuur (Geskrifte).

 

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