Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

13
‘ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK’ RICOEURIAN HERMENEUTICS, QUEER HERMENEUTICS, AND SCRIPTURE  fÄê~Üáã=^Äê~Ü~ ã fÄê~Üáã=^Äê~Ü~ã=áë=~=éçëíÖê~Çì~íÉ=êÉëÉ~êÅÜ=ëíìÇÉåí=áå=íÜÉ=pÅÜççä=çÑ=mçäáíáÅ~ä=~åÇ=pçÅá~ä fåèìáêó=~í=jçå~ëÜ=råáîÉêëáíóK `çêêÉëéçåÇÉåÅÉ=íç=fÄê~Üáã=^Äê~Ü~ãW=fÄê~ÜáãK^Äê~Ü~ã]~êíëKãçå~ëÜKÉÇìK~ì This article explores Ricoeur’ s rhetorical question, ‘if I make believers scribes, will it be long before I make them literary crit ics?’ by analysing R icoeur’s three-stage biblical hermeneutics t hrough the perspective of queer theory and queer criticism of the Bi ble and the Qur’an . The article offers an overview of the state of queer theory in the context of scriptural criticism and an analysis of Ricoeur’s hermeneutic system, before engaging with queer readings of scripture from scriptural scholars and theologians. Acknowledging the tension between queer theorists in the academy, activists and individuals, this article also draws on the scriptural hermeneutics of the queer activist organisations, QUIT, Queer Jihad and the Rainbow Sash movement, suggesting that their creative scriptural appropriations can enliven Ricoeurian hermeneutics. få=Üáë=~êíáÅäÉI=Úk~ãáåÖ=dçÇÛ=m~ìä= oáÅçÉìê=ENVTVLNVVR~ W=ONVF=éçëÉÇ=íÜÉ=êÜÉíçêáÅ~ä=èìÉëíáçå=ÚxázÑ f=ã~âÉ=ÄÉ äáÉîÉêë=ëÅêáÄÉëI= ïáää=áí=ÄÉ=äçå Ö=ÄÉÑçêÉ=f=ã~âÉ=íÜÉã=äáíÉê~êó=ÅêáíáÅë\Û=tÜÉå=ÜÉ =~ëâÉÇ=íÜáëI oáÅçÉìê=ï~ë=åçí=êÉÑÉêêáåÖ=ëéÉÅáÑáÅ~ääó=íç=íÜÉ=ÉãÉêÖáåÖ=ÑáÉäÇ=çÑ=èìÉÉê=ÅêáíáÅáëãI=~åÇ=óÉí=íÜáë=èìçíÉ ëÉíë=íÜÉ=ëí~ÖÉ=êÉã~êâ~Ääó=ïÉääK=cçê=ìåíáä=îÉêó=êÉÅÉåíäóI=çéÉåäó=Ö~ó=~åÇ=äÉëÄá~å=éÉçéäÉI=äáâÉ=çíÜÉê ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=éÉçéäÉI=ïÉêÉ=åçí=éÉêãáííÉÇ=íç=áåíÉêéêÉí=íÜÉ=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=Ñçê=íÜÉãëÉäîÉëK=fåëíÉ~ÇI=íÜÉó ÉåÅçìåíÉêÉÇ=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=ëÉÅçåÇ=Ü~åÇI=íÜêçìÖÜ=ïÜ~í=bäáò~ÄÉíÜ= píì~êí=Éí=~ä=ENVVT W=QNF=áÇÉåíáÑó=~ë ÚíÜÉ=áåíÉêéêÉíáîÉ=ÑáÉäÇ=çÑ=çíÜÉêëÛK=fÑ=ïÉ=êÉ~Ç=~=íÉñí=ëÉ~êÅÜáåÖ=Ñçê=ãÉ~åáåÖ=~åÇ=ÅçÜÉêÉåÅÉI=íÜÉå=áí áë=åçí=ëìêéêáëáåÖ=íÜ~í=ëìÅÜ=çééêÉëëáîÉ=áåíÉêéêÉíáîÉ=éê~ÅíáÅÉë=Ñ~áäÉÇ=íç=ÖáîÉ=ëìÅÜ=ãÉ~åáåÖ=~åÇ=ÅçJ ÜÉêÉåÅÉ=íç=éÉçéäÉÛë=äáîÉëK=qÜìëI=Ñçê=íçç=äçåÖI=ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=éÉçéäÉ=êÉã~áåÉÇ=Ó=íç=êÉÇÉéäçó=~å=áãJ éçêí~åí=oáÅçÉì êá~å=éÜê~ëÉ=Ó=Úç å=íÜÉ=ÇççêëíÉé =çÑ=íÜÉ=ïçêâÛ=E oáÅçÉìê=NVUR  LNVVNW=QMOFK qÜÉ=í~ëâ=çÑ= íÜáë=~êíáÅäÉ=áë=íç=å~îáÖ~íÉ=ëçãÉ= çÑ=íÜÉ=ÅìêêÉåíë=çÑ= èìÉÉê=áåíÉêéêÉí~í áçåë=çÑ=íÜÉ= _áÄäÉ ~åÇ=íÜÉ= nìêÛ~åI=ìíáäáëáåÖ=íÜÉ=äÉåë=çÑ=oáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~ééêç~ÅÜK=f=ïáää=ÄÉ=ëÜçïáåÖ=ïÜÉêÉ oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=~åÇ=èìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=~êÉ=Åçãé~íáÄäÉI=~ë=ïÉää=~ë=ÉñéäçêáåÖ=ëçãÉ=çÑ íÜÉ=áåíÉêëÉÅíáçåë=ïÜÉêÉ=çåÉ=~ééêç~ÅÜ=Å~å=~ëëáëí=áå=êÉãÉÇóáåÖ=ÇÉÑáÅáÉåÅáÉë=áå=íÜÉ=çíÜÉêK=tÜÉêÉ íÜÉ=íïç= ÜÉêãÉåÉì íáÅ=~ééêç~ ÅÜÉë= ~êÉ=Åçãé~í áÄäÉI = íÜáë=áë= ä~êÖÉ äó=~= Å~ëÉ=çÑ= ëÉêÉå Çáéáí ó I= ÄÉÅ~ìëÉ oáÅçÉìê=ÜáãëÉäÑ=ÇáÇ=åç í=ÇÉ~ä=ïáíÜ=èìÉÉê=áëëìÉëI=~åÇ=èì ÉÉê=íÜÉçêó=Ü~Ç=äáííäÉ=íç=Çç=ïáíÜ=oáÅç ÉìêK N få=~ííÉãéíáåÖ=íç=é~êíá~ääó=êÉãÉÇó=íÜáëI=íÜÉ=ÑçÅìë=çÑ=íÜáë=~êíáÅäÉ=áë=çå=ÄçíÜ=ÅçåîÉåíáçå~ä=EíÜ~í=áëI ~Å~ÇÉãáÅF=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä= ëíìÇáÉë=~åÇ= íÜÉçäçÖáÅ~ä=~ééêç~ÅÜÉë= íç=èìÉÉê= ÅêáíáÅáëãI=ëìÅÜ=~ë= íÜÉ=ÅçåíêáÄìíáçåë íç=íÜÉ=ÅçääÉÅíáçå= nìÉÉê=`êáíáÅáëã=~åÇ=íÜÉ=eÉÄêÉï=_áÄäÉ EpíçåÉ=OMMN~FI=~åÇ=~äëç=ÉñéäáÅáíäó=~Åíáîáëí ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~ééêç~ÅÜÉëI=ëìÅÜ=~ë=íÜçëÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=äáííäÉJâåçïå=çêÖ~åáë~íáçåë=nrfq=~åÇ=nìÉÉê=gáÜ~ÇK cáêëíäó I=íÜçìÖÜI=f=ï~å í=íç=~ÇÇ=~=åçíÉ =çå=íÜÉ=ÅçåíÉëíÉ Ç=ìëÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ïç êÇ=ÚèìÉÉêÛ=~åÇ =íÜÉ=ëí~íìë çÑ=ÚèìÉÉê=ÅçããÉåí~êóÛ=çê=ÅêáíáÅáëãK=ÚnìÉÉêÛI=~ë=Ü~ë=ÄÉÉå=ïÉää=ÇçÅìãÉåíÉÇI=ãçîÉÇ=Ñêçã=ÄÉáåÖ çåÉ=çÑ=ã~åó=íÉêãë=çÑ=ÇÉêáëáçå=ÇáêÉÅíÉÇ=~í=Ö~ó=ãÉå=~åÇ=äÉëÄá~åëI=çíÜÉê=ëÉñì~ä=ãáåçêáíáÉë=~åÇ ÜÉíÉêçëÉñ ì~ä JáÇÉåí áÑó áåÖ = ãÉå = ÅçåëáÇÉ êÉÇ = áåë ìÑÑ áÅá Éåíäó= ã~ëÅì äáå É= çê= çíÜÉêïáëÉ = ëçÅá~ä äó= Ç éçäáíáÅ~ääó=ëìëéÉÅíX=íç=ÉãÉêÖÉI=áå=~=ëáÖåáÑáÅ~åí=ï~ó=áå=íÜÉ=~Å~ÇÉãó=áå=íÜÉ=NVVMëI=~ë=~=íÉêã=çÑ éçäáíáÅ~ä=~åÇ=Åìäíìê~ä=~ääá~åÅÉ=Ñçê=íÜÉëÉ=ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=áÇÉåíáíáÉë=~åÇ=ÅçããìåáíáÉë=E píçåÉ=OMMNÄW NSÓNTX=  g~ÖçëÉ=NVVSW=TOÓTRFK=^í=íÜÉ=ë~ãÉ=íáãÉI=íÜÉ=íÉêã=ÚèìÉÉêÛ=ÉãÄê~ÅÉë=~åÇ=~å~äóëÉë=íÜÉ=ÇáÑJ ÑÉêÉå ÅÉë=ïáíÜáå =íÜÉëÉ=Åçããì åáíáÉ ë=~åÇ=ãçîÉë=íç=íÜÉ=çÄîáçì ë=ÉåÇ=éçáåí=çÑ=ÄÉÖáåå áåÖ=íç=èìÉêó THE BIBLE AND CRITICAL THEORY, VOLUME 3, NUMBER 1, 2007 MONASH UNIVERSITY EPRESS 04.1

Transcript of Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 1/12

‘ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK’

RICOEURIAN HERMENEUTICS, QUEER HERMENEUTICS, AND SCRIPTURE

 fÄê~Üáã=^Äê~Ü~ã

fÄê~Üáã=^Äê~Ü~ã=áë=~=éçëíÖê~Çì~íÉ=êÉëÉ~êÅÜ=ëíìÇÉåí=áå=íÜÉ=pÅÜççä=çÑ=mçäáíáÅ~ä=~åÇ=pçÅá~ä 

fåèìáêó=~í=jçå~ëÜ=råáîÉêëáíóK`çêêÉëéçåÇÉåÅÉ=íç=fÄê~Üáã=^Äê~Ü~ãW=fÄê~ÜáãK^Äê~Ü~ã]~êíëKãçå~ëÜKÉÇìK~ì

This article explores Ricoeur’s rhetorical question, ‘if I make believers scribes, will it be long before I make

them literary critics?’ by analysing Ricoeur’s three-stage biblical hermeneutics through the perspective of

queer theory and queer criticism of the Bible and the Qur’an . The article offers an overview of the state of

queer theory in the context of scriptural criticism and an analysis of Ricoeur’s hermeneutic system, before

engaging with queer readings of scripture from scriptural scholars and theologians. Acknowledging the

tension between queer theorists in the academy, activists and individuals, this article also draws on thescriptural hermeneutics of the queer activist organisations, QUIT, Queer Jihad and the Rainbow Sash

movement, suggesting that their creative scriptural appropriations can enliven Ricoeurian hermeneutics.

få=Üáë=~êíáÅäÉI=Úk~ãáåÖ=dçÇÛ=m~ìä=oáÅçÉìê=ENVTVLNVVR~W=ONVF=éçëÉÇ=íÜÉ=êÜÉíçêáÅ~ä=èìÉëíáçå=ÚxázÑ 

f=ã~âÉ=ÄÉäáÉîÉêë=ëÅêáÄÉëI=ïáää=áí=ÄÉ=äçåÖ=ÄÉÑçêÉ=f=ã~âÉ=íÜÉã=äáíÉê~êó=ÅêáíáÅë\Û=tÜÉå=ÜÉ=~ëâÉÇ=íÜáëI

oáÅçÉìê=ï~ë=åçí=êÉÑÉêêáåÖ=ëéÉÅáÑáÅ~ääó=íç=íÜÉ=ÉãÉêÖáåÖ=ÑáÉäÇ=çÑ=èìÉÉê=ÅêáíáÅáëãI=~åÇ=óÉí=íÜáë=èìçíÉ

ëÉíë=íÜÉ=ëí~ÖÉ=êÉã~êâ~Ääó=ïÉääK=cçê=ìåíáä=îÉêó=êÉÅÉåíäóI=çéÉåäó=Ö~ó=~åÇ=äÉëÄá~å=éÉçéäÉI=äáâÉ=çíÜÉê

ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=éÉçéäÉI=ïÉêÉ=åçí=éÉêãáííÉÇ=íç=áåíÉêéêÉí=íÜÉ=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=Ñçê=íÜÉãëÉäîÉëK=fåëíÉ~ÇI=íÜÉó

ÉåÅçìåíÉêÉÇ=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=ëÉÅçåÇ=Ü~åÇI=íÜêçìÖÜ=ïÜ~í=bäáò~ÄÉíÜ=píì~êí=Éí=~ä=ENVVTW=QNF=áÇÉåíáÑó=~ë

ÚíÜÉ=áåíÉêéêÉíáîÉ=ÑáÉäÇ=çÑ=çíÜÉêëÛK=fÑ=ïÉ=êÉ~Ç=~=íÉñí=ëÉ~êÅÜáåÖ=Ñçê=ãÉ~åáåÖ=~åÇ=ÅçÜÉêÉåÅÉI=íÜÉå=áíáë=åçí=ëìêéêáëáåÖ=íÜ~í=ëìÅÜ=çééêÉëëáîÉ=áåíÉêéêÉíáîÉ=éê~ÅíáÅÉë=Ñ~áäÉÇ=íç=ÖáîÉ=ëìÅÜ=ãÉ~åáåÖ=~åÇ=ÅçJ

ÜÉêÉåÅÉ=íç=éÉçéäÉÛë=äáîÉëK=qÜìëI=Ñçê=íçç=äçåÖI=ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=éÉçéäÉ=êÉã~áåÉÇ=Ó=íç=êÉÇÉéäçó=~å=áãJ

éçêí~åí=oáÅçÉìêá~å=éÜê~ëÉ=Ó=Úçå=íÜÉ=ÇççêëíÉé=çÑ=íÜÉ=ïçêâÛ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVUR LNVVNW=QMOFK

qÜÉ=í~ëâ=çÑ=íÜáë=~êíáÅäÉ=áë=íç=å~îáÖ~íÉ=ëçãÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÅìêêÉåíë=çÑ=èìÉÉê=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåë=çÑ=íÜÉ=_áÄäÉ

~åÇ=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~åI=ìíáäáëáåÖ=íÜÉ=äÉåë=çÑ=oáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~ééêç~ÅÜK=f=ïáää=ÄÉ=ëÜçïáåÖ=ïÜÉêÉ

oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=~åÇ=èìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=~êÉ=Åçãé~íáÄäÉI=~ë=ïÉää=~ë=ÉñéäçêáåÖ=ëçãÉ=çÑ 

íÜÉ=áåíÉêëÉÅíáçåë=ïÜÉêÉ=çåÉ=~ééêç~ÅÜ=Å~å=~ëëáëí=áå=êÉãÉÇóáåÖ=ÇÉÑáÅáÉåÅáÉë=áå=íÜÉ=çíÜÉêK=tÜÉêÉ

íÜÉ=íïç=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ=~ééêç~ÅÜÉë= ~êÉ=Åçãé~íáÄäÉI=íÜáë=áë= ä~êÖÉäó=~= Å~ëÉ=çÑ=ëÉêÉåÇáéáíóI=ÄÉÅ~ìëÉ

oáÅçÉìê=ÜáãëÉäÑ=ÇáÇ=åçí=ÇÉ~ä=ïáíÜ=èìÉÉê=áëëìÉëI=~åÇ=èìÉÉê=íÜÉçêó=Ü~Ç=äáííäÉ=íç=Çç=ïáíÜ=oáÅçÉìêKN

få=~ííÉãéíáåÖ=íç=é~êíá~ääó=êÉãÉÇó=íÜáëI=íÜÉ=ÑçÅìë=çÑ=íÜáë=~êíáÅäÉ=áë=çå=ÄçíÜ=ÅçåîÉåíáçå~ä=EíÜ~í=áëI

~Å~ÇÉãáÅF=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=ëíìÇáÉë=~åÇ=íÜÉçäçÖáÅ~ä=~ééêç~ÅÜÉë=íç=èìÉÉê=ÅêáíáÅáëãI=ëìÅÜ=~ë=íÜÉ=ÅçåíêáÄìíáçåë

íç=íÜÉ=ÅçääÉÅíáçå=nìÉÉê=`êáíáÅáëã=~åÇ=íÜÉ=eÉÄêÉï=_áÄäÉ EpíçåÉ=OMMN~FI=~åÇ=~äëç=ÉñéäáÅáíäó=~Åíáîáëí

ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~ééêç~ÅÜÉëI=ëìÅÜ=~ë=íÜçëÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=äáííäÉJâåçïå=çêÖ~åáë~íáçåë=nrfq=~åÇ=nìÉÉê=gáÜ~ÇK

cáêëíäóI=íÜçìÖÜI=f=ï~åí=íç=~ÇÇ=~=åçíÉ=çå=íÜÉ=ÅçåíÉëíÉÇ=ìëÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ïçêÇ=ÚèìÉÉêÛ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=ëí~íìë

çÑ=ÚèìÉÉê=ÅçããÉåí~êóÛ=çê=ÅêáíáÅáëãK=ÚnìÉÉêÛI=~ë=Ü~ë=ÄÉÉå=ïÉää=ÇçÅìãÉåíÉÇI=ãçîÉÇ=Ñêçã=ÄÉáåÖ

çåÉ=çÑ=ã~åó=íÉêãë=çÑ=ÇÉêáëáçå=ÇáêÉÅíÉÇ=~í=Ö~ó=ãÉå=~åÇ=äÉëÄá~åëI=çíÜÉê=ëÉñì~ä=ãáåçêáíáÉë=~åÇ

ÜÉíÉêçëÉñì~äJáÇÉåíáÑóáåÖ= ãÉå= ÅçåëáÇÉêÉÇ= áåëìÑÑáÅáÉåíäó= ã~ëÅìäáåÉ= çê= çíÜÉêïáëÉ= ëçÅá~ääó= ~åÇ

éçäáíáÅ~ääó=ëìëéÉÅíX=íç=ÉãÉêÖÉI=áå=~=ëáÖåáÑáÅ~åí=ï~ó=áå=íÜÉ=~Å~ÇÉãó=áå=íÜÉ=NVVMëI=~ë=~=íÉêã=çÑ 

éçäáíáÅ~ä=~åÇ=Åìäíìê~ä=~ääá~åÅÉ=Ñçê=íÜÉëÉ=ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=áÇÉåíáíáÉë=~åÇ=ÅçããìåáíáÉë=E píçåÉ=OMMNÄW

NSÓNTX= g~ÖçëÉ=NVVSW=TOÓTRFK=^í=íÜÉ=ë~ãÉ=íáãÉI=íÜÉ=íÉêã=ÚèìÉÉêÛ=ÉãÄê~ÅÉë=~åÇ=~å~äóëÉë=íÜÉ=ÇáÑJ

ÑÉêÉåÅÉë=ïáíÜáå=íÜÉëÉ=ÅçããìåáíáÉë=~åÇ=ãçîÉë=íç=íÜÉ=çÄîáçìë=ÉåÇ=éçáåí=çÑ=ÄÉÖáååáåÖ=íç=èìÉêó

THE BIBLE AND CRITICAL THEORY, VOLUME 3, NUMBER 1, 2007 MONASH UNIVERSITY EPRESS 04.1

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 2/12

~åÇ=ÚéêçÄäÉã~íáòÉ=Éëí~ÄäáëÜÉÇ=ëÉñì~ä=Å~íÉÖçêáÉë=ëìÅÜ=~ë= “Ö~óÒI=“äÉëÄá~åÒ=çê=“ÜÉíÉêçëÉñì~äÒÚ=EÇÉ

i~ìêÉíáë=NVVNW=îFK

eçïÉîÉêI=~ë=áë=åç=ÇçìÄí=~éé~êÉåí=íç=íÜçëÉ=ïçêâáåÖ=çê=êÉ~ÇáåÖ=áå=íÜáë=~êÉ~I=íÜáë=ÄìääáëÜ=NVVMë

çéíáãáëã=Ó=íÜÉ=ÄÉäáÉÑ=íÜ~í=ïÉ=ïÉêÉ=~ää=ëçãÉÜçï=ã~êÅÜáåÖ=áåíç=~=ÄçäÇI=èìÉÉê=åÉï=ïçêäÇ=Ó=ëÉÉãëÜÉ~ÇJëÜ~âáåÖäó= å~ ïîÉ=íÜÉëÉ= Ç~óëK=táíÜ=íÜÉ= ~ÇãáííÉÇäó=ïçêíÜó= Öç~ä= çÑ=èìÉÉê= íÜÉçêó= íç=~ääçï

~ÄáÇáåÖäó=~ÑÑäìÉåí=ïÜáíÉ=ïÉëíÉêåÉêë=íç=ëçãÉÜçï=íÜÉçêáëÉ=ÄÉóçåÇ=íÜÉãëÉäîÉë=Ó=áÑ=åçí=ÄÉóçåÇ=íÜÉáê

éêáîáäÉÖÉë=Ó=Ü~îáåÖ=~í=ÄÉëí=~=íìêÖáÇ=êÉä~íáçåëÜáé=ïáíÜ=~Åíì~ä=ÉñáëíáåÖ=ÇáîÉêëáíóI=~åÇ=íÜÉ=êÉäìÅí~åÅÉ

çÑ=áåÇáîáÇì~äë=çìíëáÇÉ=~Å~ÇÉãá~=íç=ÉãÄê~ÅÉ=éÉêëçå~ä=èìÉÉê=áÇÉåíáíáÉë=Et~áíÉë=OMMRFI=èìÉÉê=íÜÉçêó

áë=áå=ê~íÜÉê=éççê=ëÜ~éÉ=íç=ÇÉ~ä=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=ÅìêêÉåí=ëí~íÉ=çÑ=ëÉñì~ä=éçäáíáÅëI=~åÇ=ëéÉÅáÑáÅ~ääóI=íÜÉ=êÉíìêå

çÑ=~ëëáãáä~íáçå=~ë=íÜÉ=~ÄáÇáåÖ=ëíê~íÉÖó=Ñçê=éçäáíáÅ~ä=ãçÄáäáë~íáçåK=qÜáë=ÅçåíÉãéçê~êó=ëÉñì~ä=~ëëáãJ

áä~íáçå=Ü~ë=í~âÉå=~=ê~íÜÉê=EåÉçJFÅçåëÉêî~íáîÉ=íìêåI=äÉ~Ç=Äó=áåÇáîáÇì~äë=ëìÅÜ=~ë=íÜÉ=`~íÜçäáÅ=ÅçåJ

ëÉêî~íáîÉ=^åÇêÉï=pìääáî~å=ENVVRFI=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=êÉÅçÖåáíáçå=ÄÉáåÖ=ã~ÇÉ=íÜ~í=~=ëã~ää=Ö~ó=~åÇ=äÉëÄá~å

ÉäáíÉ=Ü~îÉ=Ñ~ê=ãçêÉ=áå=Åçããçå=ïáíÜ=~ÑÑäìÉåíI=ÅçåëÉêî~íáîÉ=ïÉëíÉêå=ÜÉíÉêçëÉñì~äë=íÜ~å=~åóçåÉ

ÉäëÉI=~åÇ=~=ÇÉÑáåáíÉ=áåíÉêÉëí=áå=ã~áåí~áåáåÖ=íÜÉáê=éêáîáäÉÖÉë=EaìÖÖ~å=OMMOFK=räíáã~íÉäó=çåÉ=Å~å

îáÉï=íÜáë=~ë=~=Ñ~áäìêÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=èìÉÉê=íÜÉçêáëíëÛ=åçíáçåë=íÜ~í=~=åÉï=éçäáíáÅ~ä=ÉéáëíÉãçäçÖóI=~=èìÉÉê

éçäáíáÅ~ä=áÇÉåíáíóI=ïçìäÇ=ÉãÉêÖÉ=íç=ÉÅäáéëÉ=çäÇJÑ~ëÜáçåÉÇ=Åä~ëëK=få=âÉÉéáåÖ=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=åÉçJÅçåëÉêî~íáîÉ

íçåÉë=çÑ=íÜÉ=åÉï=ÇÉÄ~íÉI=ÜçïÉîÉêI=ê~ÅÉ=~åÇ=êÉäáÖáçå=~êÉ=îÉêó=ãìÅÜ=ÅÉåíê~ä=íç=ïÜ~í =aìÖÖ~å=EOMMOF

~åÇ=çíÜÉêë=~êÉ=ä~ÄÉääáåÖ=ÚÜçãçåçêã~íáîáíóÛI=ïáíÜ=jìëäáãë=áå=é~êíáÅìä~ê=ÉãÉêÖáåÖ=~ë=íÜÉ=ÇÉãçåáëÉÇ

Ó=íÜçìÖÜ=áêçåáÅ~ääó=~äëç=íÜçêçìÖÜäó=èìÉÉêÉÇ=Ó=líÜÉêI=~Ö~áåëí=ïÜáÅÜ=ïÉëíÉêå=äáÄÉê~ä=Å~éáí~äáëã

Å~å=ÇÉÑáåÉ=áíëÉäÑ=Emì~ê=~åÇ=^ãáí=OMMOX=^êçåÇÉâ~ê=OMMRX=mì~ê=OMMSFK=qÜáë=áë=ïÜÉêÉ=ÅçåíáåìáåÖ

ÇáëÅçìêëÉ=çÑ=èìÉÉê=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=ÅêáíáÅáëã=ÉãÉêÖÉë=~ë=~=åÉÅÉëë~êóI=~äÄÉáí=äáãáíÉÇI=ÅçìåíÉêéçáåí=íç

ÅçåëÉêî~íáîÉ=ëÉñì~ä=éçäáíáÅë=çÑ=çìê=Ç~óK=cçê=~äíÜçìÖÜ=èìÉÉê=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=ÅêáíáÅáëã=áë=~ë=Öìáäíó=çÑ 

ã~áåí~áåáåÖ=íÜÉ=íÉñíì~äI=ê~íÜÉê=íÜ~å=ëçÅá~äI=ÑçÅìë=çÑ=èìÉÉê=íÜÉçêó=~ë=~åó=çÑ=íÜÉ=ãçëí=çÄëÅìêÉïçêâë=çÑ=èìÉÉê=äáíÉê~êó=ÅêáíáÅáëãI=~åÇ=áí=áë=ëíáää=ëäçïäó=ÑáåÇáåÖ=áíë=ï~ó=çìí=çÑ=íÜÉ=~êêçÖ~åí=ïÉëíÉêå

ÉñÅÉéíáçå~äáëã=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÑáÉäÇ=EëÉÉ=_ìêåë=OMMOFI=áí=Å~å=åÉîÉêíÜÉäÉëë=ÅêáíáÅ~ääó=ÉåÖ~ÖÉ=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=éÉêî~ëáîÉ

ëÅêáéíìê~ääó=Ä~ëÉÇ=éçäáíáÅ~ä=ãóíÜë=çÑ=çìê=Ç~óK=^äíÜçìÖÜ=áí=áë=ÄÉóçåÇ=íÜÉ=~ãÄáí=çÑ=íÜáë=~êíáÅäÉ=íç

~å~äóëÉ=íÜÉ=íÉåëáçåë=ÄÉíïÉÉå=~Å~ÇÉãáÅ=~åÇ=éçäáíáÅ~ä=èìÉÉê=ÅêáíáÅáëãI=íÜÉ=ÇáÑÑÉêÉåÅÉë=ïáää=~ééÉ~ê

~éé~êÉåíK

jçîáåÖ=çåI=ïÉ=Å~å=ëÉÉ=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=~Å~ÇÉãáÅ=ëÜáÑí=~ï~ó=Ñêçã=íÜÉ=áÇÉåíáíáÉë=ÚÖ~ó=~åÇ=äÉëÄá~åÛ=íç

íÜÉ= ãçêÉ= ÅçåÑêçåí~íáçå~ä= ÚèìÉÉêÛI= ÅçáåÅáÇÉë= ïáíÜ= íÜÉ= ãçîÉ= ~ï~ó= Ñêçã= ÉñéäáÅáíäó= ~éçäçÖÉíáÅ

íÜÉçäçÖó=~åÇ=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåI=íç=~å=ÉñéäáÅáíäó= èìÉÉê íÜÉçäçÖó=~åÇ=èìÉÉê=ÅçããÉåí~êóK

qÜÉ=Ñáêëí=Ö~ó=~åÇ=äÉëÄá~å=E~ë=íÜÉó=ï~ë=Å~ääÉÇ=íÜÉåF=íÜÉçäçÖáÉë=~åÇ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=ÅçããÉåí~êáÉë=ïÉêÉéêçÇìÅÉÇ=áå=íÜÉ=É~êäó=NVTMë=~åÇ=ïÉêÉ=~ÇÇêÉëëÉÇ=~ÄáÇáåÖäó=íç=ÜÉíÉêçëÉñì~äëI=~êÖìáåÖ=íÜÉ=êÉ~ëçåJ

~ÄäÉåÉëë=çÑ=áåÅäìÇáåÖ=ëÉñì~ä=ãáåçêáíáÉë=ïáíÜáå=íÜÉ=äáÑÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÅÜìêÅÜ=Epíì~êí=OMMOW=NRFK=låÉ=Å~å

çÄëÉêîÉ=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=~éçäçÖÉíáÅ=~ééêç~ÅÜ=áë=ÉëëÉåíá~ääó=íÜÉ=ëíê~íÉÖó=ÄÉáåÖ=í~âÉå=Äó=ãçëí=èìÉÉê=jìëäáã

ÅçããÉåí~íçêë=~åÇ=çêÖ~åáë~íáçåë=íçÇ~óK=nìÉÉê=jìëäáã=åÉíïçêâë=ëìÅÜ=~ë= ~ä=c~íáÜ~ áå=íÜÉ=råáíÉÇ

pí~íÉëIO fã~~å áå=íÜÉ=råáíÉÇ=háåÖÇçãI=p~ä~~ã áå=`~å~Ç~I=qÜÉ=fååÉê= á̀êÅäÉ=áå=pçìíÜ=^ÑêáÅ~=~åÇ

íÜÉ=vçëÉÑ  cçìåÇ~íáçå=áå=íÜÉ=kÉíÜÉêä~åÇëI=~êÉ=~ää=~ÇîçÅ~íáåÖ=íÜÉ=êÉ~ëçå~ÄäÉåÉëë=çÑ=íÜÉ=áåÅäìëáçå

çÑ=çéÉåäó=èìÉÉê=éÉçéäÉ=áå=íÜÉ=äáÑÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ìãã~K=få=Üáë=çíÜÉêïáëÉ=áãéêÉëëáîÉ=ëíìÇó=çÑ=E~ë=íÜÉ=~ìíÜçê

~ÇãáííÉÇäó=éêçÄäÉã~íáÅ~ääó=êÉÑÉêë=íç=íÜÉãF=ÚåçåJÜÉíÉêçëÉñì~äÛ=`Üêáëíá~åë=~åÇ=jìëäáãë=áå=íÜÉ=rhI

^åÇêÉï=váé=ÉêêçåÉçìëäóI=áå=ãó=çéáåáçåI=çéáåÉë=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=~ÄëÉåÅÉ=çÑ=ÚÅêÉ~íáîÉÛ=~ééêçéêá~íáçåë=çÑ 

ëÅêáéíìêÉ=Äó=èìÉÉê=jìëäáãë=êÉÑäÉÅíë=íÜÉ=ÚëáÖåáÑáÅ~åí=ÇáëÅêÉé~åÅó=áå=íÜÉçäçÖáÅ~ä=~åÇ=Åìäíìê~ä=êÉëçìêÅÉë

ÄÉíïÉÉå=íÜÉã=~åÇ=íÜÉáê=`Üêáëíá~å=ÅçìåíÉêé~êíëÛ=Eváé=OMMRW=RTFK=váéÛë=~ééêç~ÅÜI=äáâÉ=ã~åó=äáÄÉê~ä

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES04.2

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 3/12

~ííÉãéíë=~í=áåíÉêÑ~áíÜ=Çá~äçÖìÉ=çê=Åçãé~êáëçåI=íêÉ~íë=`Üêáëíá~åáíó=~ë=åçêã~íáîÉI=~åÇ=ëìÄíäó=Ó=çê

ÉîÉå=ìåÅçåëÅáçìëäó=Ó=~ÇãçåáëÜÉë=fëä~ã=Ñçê=áíë=Ä~Åâï~êÇåÉëëI=ïáíÜçìí=í~âáåÖ=áåíç=~ÅÅçìåíI=Ñçê

Éñ~ãéäÉI=íÜÉ=êáÅÜ=íê~Çáíáçåë=çÑ=ë~ãÉJëÉñ=ÉêçíáÅáëã=áå=jìëäáã=íÜçìÖÜíI P åçê=íÜÉ=ÇáÑÑÉêáåÖ=äáíÉê~êó

ëíêìÅíìêÉ=çÑ=`Üêáëíá~å=~åÇ=fëä~ãáÅ=ëÅêáéíìêÉëI=ïÜáÅÜ=ïÉ=ëÜ~ää=ëÉÉI=äáãáíë=íÜÉ=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåëíÜ~í=Å~å=ÄÉ=ã~ÇÉK

kÉîÉêíÜÉäÉëëI=ïÜ~í=çåÉ=ã~ó=ÅçåëáÇÉê=~=èìÉÉê=~ééêç~ÅÜ=íç=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=~åÇ=ëÉñì~äáíó=ÇáÑÑÉêë=Ñêçã

~å=~éçäçÖÉíáÅ=~ééêç~ÅÜK=fåÑçêãÉÇ=é~êíäó=Äó=íÜÉ=ÉãÉêÖáåÖ=ÇáÑÑìëáçå=çÑ=äáÄÉê~íáçå=íÜÉçäçÖáÉëI=Ö~ó

~åÇ=äÉëÄá~å=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=ëÅÜçä~êë=ÄÉÖ~å=íç=ëÉÉ=íÜ~í=ïÜ~í=ï~ë=ÅäÉ~êäó=åÉÉÇÉÇI=~ë=ïÉ=ëÜ~ää=ëÉÉ=áå=íÜÉ

ÇáëÅìëëáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=~åíáJÜáëíçêáÅáëã=éêÉëÉåí=áå=ÄçíÜ=oáÅçÉìêá~å=~åÇ=èìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëI=ï~ë

íç=íìêå=Ñêçã=~=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=áåÑçêãÉÇ=Äó=~å=~éçäçÖÉíáÅ=ëí~åÅÉ=íÜ~í=íêáÉë=íç=àìëJ

íáÑó=xèìÉÉê=éÉçéäÉÛëz=éä~ÅÉ=áå=íÜÉ=ÅÜìêÅÜ=íç=ÉåÖ~ÖÉ=áå=íÜÉ=êÉÅçåëíêìÅíáîÉ=í~ëâ=çÑ 

ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë= íÜ~í= Éåäáëíë= íÜÉ= _áÄäÉ= ~ë= ~= êÉëçìêÅÉ= Ñçê= xèìÉÉêz= äáÄÉê~íáçå= ~åÇ

ÅÜ~ääÉåÖÉë=íÜçëÉ=ïÜç=ëÉÉâ=íç=ÉñÅäìÇÉ=~åÇ=çééêÉëë=EpéÉåÅÉê=OMMNW=NVRFK

få=çíÜÉê=ïçêÇëI=çåäó=~=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=Ó=çêI=Ñçê=íÜ~í=ã~ííÉê= nìêÛ~åáÅ Ó=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=íÜ~í=í~âÉë=íÜÉ=äáîÉë

çÑI=Ñçê=çìê=éìêéçëÉëI=èìÉÉê=éÉçéäÉ=àìëí=~ë=ëÉêáçìëäó=~ë=áí=ÇçÉë=íÜÉ=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=íÉñí=~åÇ=íÜÉ=ïçêäÇ

ÄÉÜáåÇ=áíI=ïáää=~ääçï=ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=éÉçéäÉ=íç=ãçîÉ=ÄÉóçåÇ=íÜÉ=ÇççêëíÉé=çÑ=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=ëç=íÜ~í=ÚíÜÉ

“ïçêäÇÒ=çÑ=íÜÉ=íÉñí IÛ éêçéÉêäó=ìåÇÉêëíççÇI=ã~ó=Ñáå~ääóI=ÚÉñéäçÇÉ=íÜÉ=ïçêäÇ=çÑ=íÜÉ= ~ìíÜçêÛ=EoáÅçÉìê

NVTP LNVVNW=UPFK

oáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=ëíê~íÉÖó=Ü~ë=~ííê~ÅíÉÇ=ã~åó=ëìÄíäÉI=~åÇ=ëìÄíäó=áåÅçãé~íáÄäÉ=áåíÉêJ

éêÉíÉêëI=~åÇ=íÜÉ=Çáë~ÖêÉÉãÉåíë=ÄÉÖáå=ïáíÜ=ïÜ~í=íç=ä~ÄÉä=É~ÅÜ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ëíÉéë=áå=Üáë=íÜêÉÉJëíÉé=~ééêç~ÅÜK

iÉïáë=jìÇÖÉ=ENVUMW=NUÓOTFI=Ñçê=Éñ~ãéäÉI=ëéÉ~âë=çÑ=ÚíÉëíáãçåó=áå=íÜÉ=ã~âáåÖÛI=íÜÉ=ÚÅêáíáÅ~ä=ãçJ

ãÉåíÛ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=ÚéçëíJÅêáíáÅ~ä=ãçãÉåíÛI=ïÜáäÉ=a~îáÇ=qê~Åó=ENVUNW=NOQI=NRNÓNROF=éêÉÑÉêë=ÚìåÇÉêJ

ëí~åÇáåÖJÉñéä~å~íáçåJìåÇÉêëí~åÇáåÖÛK=mÉêÜ~éë=dìëí~îç=dìíá¨êêÉòÛ=ENVUPW=VNF=ÄáíáåÖ=ÅçããÉåí

~Äçìí=íÜÉçäçÖá~åë=äìëíáåÖ=~ÑíÉê=~=íÜÉçäçÖó=íÜÉó=Å~å=Å~ää=íÜÉáê=çïåI=àìëí=~ë=íÜÉ=éÉíáíÉ=ÄçìêÖÉçáëáÉ

éìêëìÉ=íÜÉáê=ÇêÉ~ã=çÑ=çïåáåÖ=íÜÉáê=çïå=ÜçìëÉ=ÜçäÇë=íêìÉ=Ñçê=ÅçããÉåí~íçêë=~ë=ïÉääI=Ñçê=ìäíáã~íÉäó

íÜÉ=ÇáëíáåÅíáçåë=~êÉ=~=ã~ííÉê=çÑ=ãÉêÉ=éÉÇ~ÖçÖáÅ~ä=ÖÉçãÉíêóK=^êÉ=ïÉ=ÇÉ~äáåÖ=ïáíÜ=~=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä

ÅáêÅäÉI=~ë=qê~Åó=éêÉÑÉêëI=çê=jìÇÖÉÛë=~êÅÜ\=fí=áë=~=èìÉëíáçå=çÑ=ïÜÉíÜÉê=çê=åçí=çåÉ=ëÉÉë=ÉåçìÖÜ

Ç~óäáÖÜí=ÄÉíïÉÉå=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí=éçáåí=~åÇ=ä~ëí=éçáåí=Ñçê=áí=íç=ÅçåëíáíìíÉ=ëçãÉíÜáåÖ=åçí=èìáíÉ=ÅáêÅìä~êK

oáÅçÉìê=ÜáãëÉäÑ=ï~ÇÉë=áåíç=íÜáë=ÖÉçãÉíêáÅ=ÇÉÄ~íÉ=~åÇ=êÉÑÉêë=íç=~=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~êÅ=çê=~êÅÜ=EoáÅçÉìê

NVTMLNVVNW=SPFI=ïÜáÅÜ=áë=íÜÉ=ìåÇÉêëí~åÇáåÖ=íÜ~í=f=ïáää=ÄÉ=éÉêëáëíáåÖ=ïáíÜK=cçêI=~ë=ïÉ=ëÜ~ää=ëÉÉI

ïÜÉêÉ=ïÉ=ÉåÇ=ìé=~í=íÜÉ=ÚÉåÇÛ=çÑ=oáÅçÉìêÛë=~êÅ=Å~å=ÄÉ=Ñ~ê=Ñêçã=ïÜÉêÉ=ïÉ=ÄÉÖáåKoáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ=ëíê~íÉÖó=áë=Ä~ëÉÇ=~êçìåÇ=Üáë=êÉÅçÖåáíáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=éêçÄäÉãë=~åÇ=éçëëáÄáäJ

áíáÉë=áåÜÉêÉåí=áå=Üáë=~ÄáÇáåÖ=íÜÉãÉI=ÚÇáëí~åÅá~íáçåÛ=Ó=íÜÉ=Çáëí~åÅáåÖ=çÑ=~=íÉñí=Ñêçã=áíë=~ìíÜçê=~åÇ

íÜìë=~ìíÜçêáíóK=oáÅçÉìê=ENVTSW=QPF=åçíÉë=íÜ~í=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçå=ïáää=Éñáëí=ïÜÉåÉîÉê= ïêáíáåÖ áë=ëìÄàÉÅí

íç=áíë=ÚÅçãéäÉãÉåí~êó=éçäÉÛI=êÉ~ÇáåÖ K=têáíáåÖ=áë=~äï~óë=~äêÉ~Çó=Çáëí~åÅá~íÉÇ=~åÇ=ëÜ~ííÉêë=çìê

ÄÉäáÉÑ=íÜ~í=ÚïÉ=é~êíáÅáé~íÉ=áå=íÜÉ=ÜáëíçêáÅ~ä=êÉ~äáíó=íÜ~í=ïÉ=Åä~áã=íç=ÅçåëíêìÅí=~ë=~å=çÄàÉÅíÛ=EoáÅçÉìê

NVTSW=TRFK=q~åÖÉåíá~ääóI=íÜÉ=ÉäÉîÉåíÜ=ÅÉåíìêó=nìêÛ~åáÅ ëÅÜçä~ê=çÑ=`çêÇçî~I=fÄå=e~òãI=êÉåçïåÉÇ

Äó=äçîÉêë=Ñçê=Üáë=ÉîçÅ~íáîÉ=íêÉ~íáëÉ=çå=äçîÉ=E~åÇ=ëÉñFI=qÜÉ=oáåÖ=çÑ=íÜÉ=açîÉ ~åÇ=~äëç=Äó=ÑáÖÜíÉêë

Ñçê=~ääÉÖÉÇäó=éêÉÑáÖìêáåÖ=t~ÜÜ~Äáëí=ÑìåÇ~ãÉåí~äáëãI=~êÖìÉÇ=íÜ~í=~äíÜçìÖÜ=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~å=ã~ó=ëéÉ~â

çÑ=ÜáëíçêáÅ~ä=ÉîÉåíëI=áí=áë=åçí=ãÉêÉäó=ÜáëíçêáÅ~äI=Äìí=ã~ó=~ääçï=Ñçê=íÜÉ=äçåÖÉÇJÑçê=íÉñíì~ä=êÉÅä~ã~íáçå~åÇ=êÉéÉíáíáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=é~ëí=Ep~áÇ=NVUPL NVVNW=PTÓPUFK=^åÇ=áí=áë=áå=íÜáë=äçåÖáåÖ=íÜ~í=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçå

éêçÇìÅÉë=ïÜ~í=oáÅçÉìê=éçÉíáÅ~ääó=Å~ääë=íÜÉ=ÚãçìêåáåÖ=çÑ=íÜÉ=áããÉÇá~íÉÛ=EÅáíÉÇ=áå=oÉ~Ö~å=NVVSW

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES 04.3

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 4/12

NMMFK=aáëí~åÅá~íáçå=ÑçêÅÉë=ìéçå=ìë=íÜÉ=êÉ~äáë~íáçå=íÜ~í=çìê=êÉä~íáçåëÜáé=íç=êÉ~äáíó=áë=é~êíá~ä=~åÇ

éêçÄäÉã~íáÅK=aáëí~åÅá~íáçå=åÉîÉêíÜÉäÉëë=äáÄÉê~íÉë=íÜÉ=íÉñí=Ñçê=åÉï=ÅçåíÉñíì~äáë~íáçåë=~åÇ=ìåÇÉêJ

ëí~åÇáåÖëI=~ë=áÑ=êÉÅçÖåáëáåÖ=Úçìê=åÉÉÇÁ=íç=çîÉêÅçãÉ=Åìäíìê~ä=Éëíê~åÖÉãÉåíÛ=E oáÅçÉìê=NVTSW=QPFK

qÜìëI= ÅçåíÉãéçê~êó=êÉáåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå= ~åÇ=ìåÇÉêëí~åÇáåÖ= êÉèìáêÉë=íÜ~í= ïÉ= ëÉÉâ= ~ÑíÉê= Úåçí=íÜÉÑäÉÉíáåÖ=ÉîÉåíIÛ=oáÅçÉìê=ï~êåë=ìë=ENVTSW=TUFI=ÚÄìí=ê~íÜÉê=íÜÉ=ãÉ~åáåÖ=íÜ~í=ÉåÇìêÉëKÛ=^ë=oáÅçÉìê

ENVTSW=QQF=åçíÉëI=ÚáåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåI=éÜáäçëçéÜáÅ~ääó=ìåÇÉêëíççÇ=áë=åçíÜáåÖ=ÉäëÉ=íÜ~å=~å=~ííÉãéí=íç

ã~âÉ=Éëíê~åÖÉãÉåí=~åÇ=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçå=éêçÇìÅíáîÉIÛ=~åÇ=íÜáë=áë=ÄÉëí=~ÅÜáÉîÉÇ=Ó=ÅÉêí~áåäó=Ñçê=èìÉÉê

ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=Ó=ÚÄó=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉê=ëÉÉâáåÖ=“íç=~ééäóÒ=íÜÉ=íÉñí=íç=äáÑÉÛ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVUNLNVVRW=NQSFK

tÜáäÉ=áå=íÜÉ=ÅçåíÉñí=çÑ=íÜáë=Éëë~óI=ïÉ=ïáää=ÄÉ=í~âáåÖ=ÚíÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉêÛ=íç=ÄÉ=~=èìÉÉê=éÉêëçå=çê

ÅçããìåáíóI=ëÉÉâáåÖ=íç=ìëÉ=íÜÉ=_áÄäÉ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~å ~ë=~=ëçìêÅÉ=Ñçê=äáÄÉê~íáçåI=~ë=a~åáÉä=péÉåÅÉê

EOMMNF=ëìÖÖÉëíë=~ÄçîÉI=áí=áë=ÉëëÉåíá~ä=íç=åçíÉ=íÜ~í=~å=áãéçêí~åí=ÉäÉãÉåí=çÑ=~=íÉñíÛë=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçå

áë=íÜ~í=áíë=êÉ~ÇÉê=Å~å=ÄÉ=Ú~åóçåÉ=ïÜç=Å~å=êÉ~ÇÛ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVTP LNVVNW=UPJQX=qê~Åó=NVTRW=TRFK=qÜáë

áë=ÅÉêí~áåäó=íÜÉ=Å~ëÉ=Ñçê=èìÉÉê=íÜÉçêóI=ïÜáÅÜI=~ë=ïÉ=ëÜ~ää=ëÉÉI=áë=åçí=ãÉêÉäó=çÑ=áåíÉêÉëí=çê=~ééäáÅ~íáçå

íç=íÜÉ=äáîÉë=çÑ=ëÉñì~ä=ãáåçêáíáÉëK=eçïÉîÉê=íÜÉ=ÉãÉêÖÉåÅÉ=çÑ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=íç=Éåäáëí=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=~ë=~

ëçìêÅÉ=Ñçê=äáÄÉê~íáçå=Ü~ë=ÄÉÉå=ÉëëÉåíá~ä=Ñçê=èìÉÉê=éÉçéäÉ=~åÇ=ÅçããìåáíáÉë=~ë=ïÉää=~ë=íç=~ää=ã~êJ

Öáå~äáëÉÇ=éÉçéäÉI=~ë=íÜÉ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=íÉñí=ï~ë=åçí=~äï~óë=ÇáêÉÅíÉÇ=íçï~êÇë=íÜÉãK=qçç=çÑíÉå=èìÉÉê=~åÇ

çíÜÉê=ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=éÉçéäÉ=ïÉêÉ=ëáãéäó=íÜÉ=çÄàÉÅíë=çÑ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=ÇáëÅçìêëÉI=óÉí=~=ãçêÉ=ÅçãéäÉíÉ

ìåÇÉêëí~åÇáåÖ=çÑ=íÜÉ= çééçêíìåáíáÉë=ã~ÇÉ=~î~áä~ÄäÉ=íç= íÜÉã= Äó=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçå=Ü~ë=ÜÉäéÉÇ=íÜÉã

ÄÉÅçãÉ=íÜÉ=ëìÄàÉÅíë çÑ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåK=qÜÉ=ë~ãÉ=íÜáåÖ=ãìëí=ÄÉ=ë~áÇ=çÑ=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~åK=tÜáäÉ

áí=áë=ÇáëíáåÅí=~ãçåÖëí=êÉäáÖáçìë=íÉñíë=áå=ëéÉÅáÑáÅ~ääó=~ÇÇêÉëëáåÖ=ïçãÉå=áå=éä~ÅÉëI=f=ïçìäÇ=~êÖìÉ

íÜ~í=íÜÉ=~ÅâåçïäÉÇÖÉãÉåí=çÑ=nìê~åÛáÅ Çáëí~åÅá~íáçå=Ó=ëçãÉíÜáåÖ=íÜçêçìÖÜäó=ÉåÖê~áåÉÇ=áå=fëä~ãáÅ

ÅìäíìêÉ=íÜêçìÖÜ=íÜÉ=~ÄáÇáåÖ=åÉÅÉëëáíó=íç=êÉJÉëí~ÄäáëÜ=~åÇ=êÉJÉñ~ãáåÉ=nìêÛ~åáÅ ~ìíÜçêáíó=Ó=áë=êÉJ

èìáêÉÇ=ÄÉÑçêÉI=áå=íÜÉ=äáÄÉê~íáåÖ=ãçãÉåí=çÑ=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçåI=èìÉÉê=jìëäáãë=ïáää=éêçéÉêäó=ëÉÉ=íÜÉãJëÉäîÉë=áå=íÜÉ=íÉñíK=qÜìëI=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçå=áë=ìäíáã~íÉäó=~Äçìí=ÄÉäçåÖáåÖ=Ei~ïäçê=NVVOW=RQFK=^ë=pìä~óJ

ã~å=uI=íÜÉ=ÑçìåÇÉê=çÑ=íÜÉ=nìÉÉê=gáÜ~Ç=ãçîÉãÉåí=~ëâë=çÑ=èìÉÉê=ÄÉäçåÖáåÖI=ÚáÑ=åçí=fëä~ãI=íÜÉå

ïÜÉêÉ\Û=Epìä~óã~å=u=NVVVFK=få=íÜáë=ï~óI=~=ÅçããìåáÅ~íáîÉ=ÉîÉåí=ÄÉÖáåë=Äó=ÄÉäçåÖáåÖ=íç=íÜÉ=~ìíÜçêI

ÄÉÅçãÉë=Çáëí~åÅá~íÉÇ=Ñêçã=íÜÉãI=~åÇ=ÉåÇë=ìéI=ìäíáã~íÉäóI=~ë=ãÉ~åáåÖ=ÅêÉ~íÉÇ=Äó=~åÇ=ÄÉäçåÖáåÖ

íç=~=èìáíÉ=éçëëáÄäó=ÉåíáêÉäó=ìåáåíÉåÇÉÇ=çê=ÉîÉå=áåÅçåÅÉáî~ÄäÉ=áåÇáîáÇì~ä=çê=ÅçããìåáíóK

f=Ü~îÉ=àìëí=ãÉåíáçåÉÇ=íÜ~í=èìÉÉê=~åÇ=çíÜÉê=ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=éÉçéäÉ=~êÉ=ÄÉÅçãáåÖ=íÜÉ=ëìÄàÉÅíëI

åçí=àìëí=çÄàÉÅíëI=çÑ=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåK=fí=áë=áå=íÜáë=ëáãáä~ê=îÉáå=íÜ~í=èìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=ëÜáÉë

~ï~ó=Ñêçã=~å=çîÉêJêÉäá~åÅÉ=çå=ÜáëíçêáÅáëí=~åÇ=ÅêáíáÅ~äJÜáëíçêáÅ~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=çÑ=ëÅêáéíìêÉI=~ë

ÇçÉë=oáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëK=cçê=oáÅçÉìê=ENVTVLNVVRÄW=SUFI=íÜÉ=éêçÅÉëë=çÑ= çîÉêJ~å~äóëáåÖ=íÜÉÄáÄäáÅ~ä=íÉñí=áå=íÜÉ=ÜáëíçêáÅáëí=ã~ååÉê=Ü~ë=íÜÉ=êÉëìäí=çÑ=êÉåÇÉêáåÖ=áí=ë~ÅêÉÇ=çåäó=íç=ëÅÜçä~êëK=bèì~ääóI

Äó=ÇïÉääáåÖ=ëçäÉäó=çå=íÜÉ=ÜáëíçêáÅ~ä=ÅçåíÉñí=çÑ=íÜÉ=éêçÇìÅíáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=íÉñíI=ïÉ=ÉåÇ=ìé=äççâáåÖ=Ñçê

åçíÜáåÖ=Äìí=~=éëóÅÜçäçÖáÅ~ä=ìåÇÉêëí~åÇáåÖ=çÑ=íÜÉ=~ìíÜçêÛë=áåíÉåíáçåëK= oáÅçÉìê=ENVTSW=VMF=~êÖìÉë

íÜ~í=íÜÉ=éÜÉåçãÉåçäçÖáÅ~ä=áåíÉêîÉåíáçå=íççâ=ãÉ~åáåÖ=~ï~ó=Ñêçã=~å=áÇÉ~=áå=~=ëáåÖäÉ=éÉêëçåÛë

Äê~áåI=íç=Ú~å=áÇÉ~ä=çÄàÉÅí=íÜ~í=Å~å=ÄÉ=áÇÉåíáÑáÉÇ=~åÇ=êÉáÇÉåíáÑáÉÇ=Äó=ÇáÑÑÉêÉåí=áåÇáîáÇì~äë=~í=ÇáÑÑÉêÉåí

íáãÉëKÛ=kçï~Ç~óëI=íÜÉêÉÑçêÉI=oáÅçÉìê=áåëáëíë=íÜ~í=Úíç=ëÉÉâ=ãÉ~åáåÖ=áë=åç=äçåÖÉê=íç=ëéÉää=çìí=íÜÉ

ÅçåëÅáçìëåÉëë=çÑ=ãÉ~åáåÖI=Äìí=íç=ÇÉÅáéÜÉê=áíë=ÉñéêÉëëáçåëÛ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVTMW=PPFK

^å=Éñ~ãéäÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=Ñ~áäáåÖë=çÑ=íÜÉ=éìêÉäó=ÜáëíçêáÅáëí=~ééêç~ÅÜ=ëÉÉâáåÖ=íÜÉ=~ìíÜçêÛë=áåíÉåíáçå

áë=íÜÉ=áå~Äáäáíó=çÑ=ÜáëíçêáÅáëã=íç=éêçéÉêäó=ÇÉ~ä=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=éÜÉåçãÉåçå=çÑ=áåíÉêíÉñíì~äáíóK=få=ëÉÉâáåÖ

çåäó=íÜÉ=~ìíÜçêÛë=áåíÉåíI=å~êêçï=ÜáëíçêáÅáëã=ãáëëÉë=íÜÉ=ÇçìÄäÉJãÉ~åáåÖë=çÑ=íÉñíëI=çê=íÜÉ=ãìäíáéäÉI

éÉêÜ~éë=ëÅÜáòçáÇ=ëçìêÅÉë=íÜ~í=ÇÉîÉäçéÉÇ=íÜ~í=Ñáêëí=ãÉ~åáåÖI=ÑçêÖÉííáåÖ=íÜÉ=ãÉ~åáåÖÛë=Ú~åÅÜçê~ÖÉ

áå=~åçíÜÉê=å~êê~íáçåÛ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVTSW=NRMFK=qÜáë=áë=ÑìêíÜÉê=ÅçãéäáÅ~íÉÇ=ïÜÉå=íÜÉ=ãÉ~åáåÖEëF=çÑ 

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES04.4

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 5/12

~=íÉñí=ÇÉêáîÉ=éêáã~êáäó=Ñêçã=áåíÉêíÉñíì~äáíóI=ëìÅÜ=~ë=áå=íÜÉ=ëíçêó=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÇÉëíêìÅíáçå=çÑ=pçÇçã=áå

íÜÉ=eÉÄêÉï=_áÄäÉ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~åK=^ë=jáÅÜ~Éä=`~êÇÉå=EOMMNF=~êÖìÉëI=ëáåÅÉ=íÜÉ=pçÇçã=å~êê~íáîÉ

åÉîÉê=áåíÉêéêÉíë=áíëÉäÑI=áíë=ãÉ~åáåÖ=Å~å=çåäó=ÅçãÉ=Ñêçã=êÉ~ÇáåÖë=çÑ=çíÜÉê=íÉñíëI=ë~ÅêÉÇ=~åÇ=çíÜÉêJ

ïáëÉK=qÜáë=áë=Éèì~ääó=íÜÉ=Å~ëÉ=áå=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~åI=ïáíÜ=~ää=Äìí=çåÉ=áÑ=áíë= éçëëáÄäÉ êÉÑÉêÉåÅÉë=íç=ÜçãçJëÉñì~äáíó=êÉä~íáåÖ=íç=íÜÉ=pçÇçã=å~êê~íáîÉKQ fåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåë=çÑ=íÜÉëÉ=é~ëë~ÖÉë=~äëç=êÉëí=çå=áåíÉêíÉñJ

íì~äáíóI=ëéÉÅáÑáÅ~ääó=íÜÉ=gÉïáëÜ=~åÇ=`Üêáëíá~å=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåë=çÑ=ïÜ~í=ïáää=êÉã~áå=~å=~ãÄáÖìçìë

å~êê~íáîÉK

kçïI=íÜÉêÉ=~êÉ=ã~åó=åÉï=êÉ~ÇáåÖë=çÑ=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=íç=ÄÉ=ìåÇÉêí~âÉå=~åÇ=~=ëáÖåáÑáÅ~åí=êÉëìäí=çÑ 

íÜÉ=éêçÅÉëë=çÑ=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçå=áë=íÜÉ=äáÄÉê~íáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=íÉñí=íç=~ääçï=ãìäíáéäÉ=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåëI=ëç=íÜ~í

~=íÉñí=ÄÉÅçãÉë=ÚáåÉñÜ~ìëíáÄäÉ=áå=íÉêãë=çÑ=êÉ~ÇáåÖÛ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVUR LNVVNW=QMNFK=̂ åÇ=ïÜ~í=ïÉ=ëÜ~ää

ëÉÉI=~ë=ïÉ=ÇÉîÉäçé=oáÅçÉìêÛë=íÜêÉÉJëí~ÖÉ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~êÅ=áë=íÜ~í=Ñçê=íÜÉ=ÇÉëáêÉÇ=ÅçãÄáå~íáçå=çÑ 

êÉëéÉÅíáåÖ=íÜÉ=íÉñíÛë=éêçÇìÅíáçå=ïÜáäÉ=~ääçïáåÖ=ÑêÉÉ=éä~ó=EoáÅçÉìê=NVUNLNVVRW=NQSFR íÜÉå=ïÜ~í

áë=êÉèìáêÉÇ=áë=Ñçê=íÜÉ=íÉñí=íç=ÄÉ=çéÉåÉÇ=ìé=íÜêçìÖÜ=ÉåíÉêáåÖ=áåíç=Çá~äçÖìÉ=~åÇ=Çá~äÉÅíáÅ=ïáíÜ=íÜÉäáÑÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉêK=oáÅçÉìê=ENVTMLNVVNW=RTF=íÉääë=ìë=Úíç=êÉ~Ç=áëÁ=íç=Åçåàçáå=~=åÉï=ÇáëÅçìêëÉ=íç

íÜÉ=ÇáëÅçìêëÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=íÉñíKÛ=qÜáë=áë=Éñ~Åíäó=íÜÉ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=í~ëâ=ìåÇÉêí~âÉå=áå=èìÉÉê=ëÅêáéíìê~ä

ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëI=ïÜÉêÉ=Çá~äçÖìÉ=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=íÉñí=áë=áåÑçêãÉÇ=Äó=äáÑÉ=ÉñéÉêáÉåÅÉ=E `çãëíçÅâ=NVVPW=QI

NNFK

få=~å~äóëáåÖ=oáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~êÅ=áí=áë=áãéçêí~åí=íç=åçíÉ=íÜ~í=É~ÅÜ=çÑ=íÜÉ=íÜêÉÉ=ëí~ÖÉë

éêÉëìééçëÉë=íÜÉ=çíÜÉê=íïçK=qÜáë=áë=ÉëéÉÅá~ääó=íÜÉ=Å~ëÉ=Ñçê=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí=ëí~ÖÉ=áå=íÜÉ=~êÅ=ïÜáÅÜ=ãìëí

í~âÉ=íÜÉ=Ñçêã=çÑ=~=ÖìÉëë=íç=áääìëíê~íÉ=íç=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉê=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=íÉñí=åç=äçåÖÉê=ëéÉ~âë=áå=~=éêÉëÉåí

îçáÅÉ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVTSW=TRFK=låÅÉ=íÜÉ=íÉñíÛë=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçå=áë=êÉÅçÖåáëÉÇI=íÜÉå=íÜÉ=Ñ~Åí=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=íÉñí

Ü~ë=ãìäíáéäÉ=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåë=åÉÅÉëë~êáäó=ÑçääçïëI=~ÑíÉê=~å=áåáíá~ä=ãçãÉåí=çÑ=Åêáëáë=ïÜÉå=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉê

ÇáëÅçîÉêë=íÜ~í=ÜÉ=çê=ëÜÉ=áë=~äçåÉ=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=íÉñí=~åÇ=íÜ~íI=~ë= oáÅçÉìê=ENVTSW=TSF=ë~óëI=ÚíÜÉ=éêçÄäÉã

çÑ=íÜÉ=ÅçêêÉÅí=ìåÇÉêëí~åÇáåÖ=Å~å=åç=äçåÖÉê=ÄÉ=ëçäîÉÇ=Äó=~=ëáãéäÉ=êÉíìêå=íç=íÜÉ=~ääÉÖÉÇ=ëáíì~íáçå

çÑ=íÜÉ=~ìíÜçêÛ=E~ë=íÜÉ=q~äáÄ~å=ÑçìåÇ=çìíFK=qÜìëI=~åó=áåíÉêéêÉíáîÉ=íÜÉçêó=ÚïÜáÅÜ=~í=íÜÉ=çìíëÉí=êìåë

ëíê~áÖÜí=íç=íÜÉ=ãçãÉåí=çÑ=ÇÉÅáëáçå=ãçîÉë=íçç=Ñ~ëíÛ= oáÅçÉìê=ENVSU LNVUMW=SUF=Å~ìíáçåëI=Ñçê=áí=Ñ~áäë

íç=~ääçï=Ó=ÉëéÉÅá~ääó=áå=íÜÉ=ÅçåíÉñí=çÑ=èìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=Ó=~ÇÉèì~íÉ=íáãÉ=Ñçê=íÜÉ=ëÉåëÉ=çÑ=ÑêÉÉÇçã

E~åÇ=êÉëéçåëáÄáäáíóF=íç=ÑÉêãÉåíI=ëç=íÜ~í=çåÉ=ã~ó=ÇÉÅáÇÉ=íç=îáÉï=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=~ë=~å=Éèì~äI=åçí=~ë=~

é~êÉåí~ä=~ìíÜçêáíóI=~ë= `çãëíçÅâ=ENVVPW=NOF=~êÖìÉëK=bèì~ääóI=jìëäáã=ëÅÜçä~ê=dÜ~ò~ä~=^åï~ê

ÉåÅçìê~ÖÉë=èìÉÉê=jìëäáãë=íç=Úéê~ÅíáÅÉ=ëìëéáÅáçå=ïáíÜçìí=ÖáîáåÖ=ìé=çå=xíÜÉ= nìêÛ~å ~åÇ=e~ÇáíÜzK

xqçz=êÉ~Ç=íÜÉã=ëÉêáçìëäóX=äÉ~êå=Ñêçã=íÜÉãX=Äìí=~äëç=íÉ~ÅÜ=íÜÉã=ëçãÉíÜáåÖÛ=EÅáíÉÇ=áå=`êÉï=NVVVFK

páåÅÉ=íÜÉ=ÚÖìÉëëÛ=éêçÇìÅÉÇ=áå=ëí~ÖÉ=çåÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~êÅ=áë=åçí=~í=~ää=ãÉíÜçÇçäçÖáÅ~ääóáååçÅÉåí=Et~ää~ÅÉ=NVVMW=SMF=áí=çéÉåë=íÜÉ=ï~ó=Ñçê=íÉñíì~ä=Éñ~ãáå~íáçå=çÑ=ÄçíÜ=íÜÉ=ÜáëíçêáÅ~ääóJ

çêáÉåíÉÇ=~åÇ=ÅêáíáÅ~ä=íÜÉçêóJçêáÉåíÉÇ=î~êáÉíó=áå=íÜÉ=ëÉÅçåÇ=ëí~ÖÉK=píêìÅíìê~ä=~å~äóëáë=áë=áãéçêí~åí

ÜÉêÉI= ÄÉÅ~ìëÉ= ~ë= ëí~ÖÉ= íïç= ~äêÉ~Çó= éêÉÑáÖìêÉë= íÜÉ= ÅçãáåÖ= çÑ= ëí~ÖÉ= íÜêÉÉI= áí= áë= ÅÜ~êÖÉÇ= ïáíÜ

Äêç~ÇÉåáåÖ=çìí=íÜÉ=íÉñí=íç=ÄÉëí=ÉäìÅáÇ~íÉ=íÜÉ=ëçêí=çÑ=èìÉëíáçåë=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=íÉñí=ïáää=~ëâI=íç=ÄÉ=~åëïÉêÉÇ

áå=ëí~ÖÉ=íÜêÉÉK=ÚqÜÉ=äáãáíë=çÑ=íÜÉ=èìÉëíáçå=áãéäó=~äëç=íÜÉ=äáãáí~íáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=~åëïÉêÛI=oáÅçÉìê=~êÖìÉë

EÅáíÉÇ=áå=oÉ~Ö~å=NVVSW=NMQFI=ïÜáÅÜ=áë=íç=ë~ó=íÜ~í=Ñçêã=äáãáíë=ÅçåíÉåí=~åÇ=ÅçåíÉåí=áë=ãÉÇá~íÉÇ

íÜêçìÖÜ=å~êê~íáîÉ=Ñçêã=~åÇ=ÖÉåêÉ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVUS LNVVNW=VMFK=tÜ~í=íÜáë=ãÉ~åë=Ñçê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë

áë=íÜ~í=çåÉ=Å~ååçí=áÖåçêÉ=íÜÉ=ëíêìÅíìêÉ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=éêçÇìÅíáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=íÉñíK=få=íÜáë=ëÉåëÉI=f=ÑáåÇ=íÜÉ

oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=ëíê~íÉÖó=íç=ÄÉ=ê~íÜÉê=~ééêçéêá~íÉ=Ñçê=èìÉÉê=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëI=áåëçÑ~ê~ë=áí=~îçáÇë=ÄçíÜ=íÜÉ=ïÉáÖÜí=çÑ=Üáëíçêó=~åÇ=ÑÉáÖåÉÇ=çÄàÉÅíáîáíó=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÜáëíçêáÅ~äJÅêáíáÅ~ä=ÅêáíáÅáëãI

~ë=ïÉää=~ë=éçëíãçÇÉêå=ÅêáíáÅáëã=íÜ~í=íÉåÇëI=áå=íÜÉ=ïçêÇë=çÑ=j~êâ= t~ää~ÅÉ=ENVVMW=RNFI=íç=ÚÅìí=íÜÉ

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES 04.5

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 6/12

åÉêîÉ=ÅçêÇ= ÄÉíïÉÉå=íÜÉ= _áÄäÉÛë= áåíÉêå~ä=äáíÉê~êó= ÉåîáêçåãÉåí=~åÇ=íÜÉ=Éñíê~äáåÖìáëíáÅ=ïçêäÇ=çÑ 

ãÉ~åáåÖ=çìíëáÇÉ=íÜÉ=íÉñíKÛ=f=ÑáåÇ=íÜáë=ÉëëÉåíá~ä=Ñçê=èìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëI=ÄÉÅ~ìëÉ=áí=ëÜçìäÇ=åçí=ÄÉ

ëç=É~ëó=íç=ÉëÅ~éÉ=íÜÉ=ÄáåÇë=çÑ=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=ëíêìÅíìêÉI=ïáíÜçìí=ÇÉ~äáåÖ=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=Ç~åÖÉêçìë=íÉñíë=íÜ~í

Ü~îÉ=ÄÉÉå=Ó=~åÇ=ëíáää=~êÉ=Ó=ìëÉÇ=íç=ÉñÅäìÇÉ=~åÇ=çééêÉëëK=nìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=ëÜçìäÇ=åçí=êÉã~áåÅ~ìÖÜí=áå=~å=~éçäçÖÉíáÅ=Ä~ííäÉ=Ó=ïÜ~í=qáãçíÜó=hçÅÜ=EOMMNW=NTMÓTOF=èìáíÉ=êáÖÜíäó=ä~ÄÉäë=~=éáëëáåÖ

ÅçåíÉëí=Ó=Äìí=çìÖÜí=áåëíÉ~Ç=ëÉÉâ=íç=ÇÉÅçåëíêìÅí=ÉñÅäìëáçå~êó=çê=îáçäÉåí=íÉñíë=~åÇ=ÉåÖ~ÖÉ=áå=~

åÉÅÉëë~êáäó=ã~íÉêá~äáëí=~ééêç~ÅÜ=íç=íÜÉ=éêçÇìÅíáçå=çÑ=íÜ~í=íÉñíI=ê~íÜÉê=íÜ~å=ëÉÉâáåÖ=êÉÑìÖÉ=áå=~

Ñ~äëÉ=å~ ïîÉí¨=E~ë=çééçëÉÇ=íç=~=ëÉÅçåÇ=å~ ïîÉí¨I=ïÜáÅÜ=ïÉ=ëÜ~ää=ÅçãÉ=íçFK=oáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä

ëíê~íÉÖó=ëÉÉâë=íç=í~âÉ=ëÉêáçìëäó=ëÅêáéíìêÉÛë=áåíÉêå~ä=ãÉíÜçÇë=çÑ=éÉêëì~ëáçå=Et~ää~ÅÉ=NVVMW=OPRF

~ë=~=åÉÅÉëë~êó=äáãáí~íáçå=çå=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=ãÉ~åáåÖI=~åÇ=èìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=ëÜçìäÇ=í~âÉ=íÜáë=ëÉêáçìëäó

íççI=Ñçê=~=ÇÉÅçåëíêìÅíáîÉ=êÉ~ÇáåÖ=ãìëí=ëÜçï=ïÜÉêÉ=íÜÉëÉ=ëíê~íÉÖáÉë=çÑ=éÉêëì~ëáçå=~åÇ=Åçåí~áåãÉåí

Ñ~áä=~åÇ=Ñ~ää=áåíç=áåÅçÜÉêÉåÅÉK=^å=Éñ~ãéäÉ=ã~ó=ÄÉ=ÑçìåÇ=áå=íÜÉ=Å~ëÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ= nìêÛ~åI=~=íÉñí=íÜ~í

ã~ó=ÅçåÇÉãå=ÜçãçëÉñì~äáíó=Ó=ÇÉéÉåÇáåÖ=çå=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=Ó=~åÇ=óÉí=éêçãáëÉë=E~í=TUWNVJOM=~åÇ

ROWOQF=íÜ~í=áå=m~ê~ÇáëÉ=íÜÉ=Ñ~áíÜÑìä=ïáää=ÄÉ=~ííÉåÇÉÇ=Äó=ÉíÉêå~ääó=óçìíÜÑìä=ÄçóëI=ïÜçëÉ=ÄÉ~ìíó=áë

äáâÉåÉÇ=íç=éÉ~êäëK=qÜçëÉ=ïÜç=äççâ=ìéçå=íÜ~í=ëÅÉåÉI= ëìê~ TS=ÅçåíáåìÉëI=~êÉ=éêçãáëÉÇ=ëìÅÜ=~

ÄäáëëÑìä=ëáÖÜí=Ó=íÜ~í=áë=~äëç=éÉêÜ~éë=àìëí=~=ïÉÉ=Äáí=èìÉÉêK

eÉêÉ=~í=ëí~ÖÉ=íïçI=èìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=çìÖÜí=íç=ÄÉ=Éñ~ãáåáåÖ=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=ëíêìÅíìêÉë=~åÇ=Ñçêãë

íç=çéÉå=ìé=íÜÉ=íÉñí=~ë=ïáÇÉ=~ë=éçëëáÄäÉI=ïÜáäÉ=~í=íÜÉ=ë~ãÉ=íáãÉ=Çáëã~åíäáåÖ=íÜÉ=ÚíÉñíë=çÑ=íÉêêçêÛ

~åÇ=ÄêáåÖáåÖ=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=áåíç=Çá~äçÖìÉ=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=äáÑÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉêI=~ë=bäáë~ÄÉíÜ=píì~êí=Éí=~ä=ENVVTW

QPF=ëìÖÖÉëíK=^=ÖççÇ=Éñ~ãéäÉ=çÑ=íÜáë=áë=ïÜ~í=c~êáë=j~äáâ=ENVVVFI=ïÜç=áë=pìä~óã~å=uÛë=áåíÉääÉÅíì~ä

áåíÉêåÉí=ÜÉáê=áå=íÜÉ=nìÉÉê=gáÜ~ÇI=ÇçÉë=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~å ~åÇ=e~ÇáíÜK=qÜÉ=nìêÛ~åI=áå=ëìê~ QOI=êÉÑÉêë

íç=éÉçéäÉ=ïÜç=~êÉ=ëÉñì~ääó=ÚáåÉÑÑÉÅíì~äÛ=~åÇ=ïÜç=~êÉI=íÜÉêÉÑçêÉI=åÉáíÜÉê=ã~äÉ=åçê=ÑÉã~äÉ=Ñêçã

íÜÉ=éÉêëéÉÅíáîÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÖÉåÇÉê=êçäÉë=~åÇ=ÜÉáê~ÅÜó=çÑ=íÜÉ=íáãÉK=få=ïÜ~í=ÅçêêÉëéçåÇë=íç=íÜÉ=ëÉÅçåÇëí~ÖÉ=çÑ=oáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅI=j~äáâ=~êÖìÉë=E~ÇãáííÉÇäó=ê~íÜÉê=ìåáèìÉäóFI=íÜ~í=íÜáë=é~ëë~ÖÉ=áë

~Åíì~ääó=~Äçìí=íÜÉ=dçÇJÖáîÉå=ÇáîÉêëáíó=çÑ=ëÉñì~ä=ÇÉëáêÉë=~åÇ=çêáÉåí~íáçåëI=ê~íÜÉê=íÜ~å=~Äçìí=íÜÉ

ÄáêíÜ=çÑ=ÅÜáäÇêÉå=~åÇ=áåÑÉêíáäáíóK=j~äáâ=~äëç=êÉÑÉêë=íç=ëÉîÉê~ä=ëíçêáÉë=áå=íÜÉ=e~ÇáíÜ ÅçåÅÉêåáåÖ=ÉÑJ

ÑÉãáå~íÉ=ãÉå=EãìâÜ~åå~íÜF=~åÇ=ÉìåìÅÜë=EâÜ~ëáóóFK=få=çåÉ=ëíçêó=~=ëìééçëÉÇ=ãìâÜ~åå~íÜ ïÜç

ï~ë=~ääçïÉÇ=íç=ï~áí=ìéçå=jìÜ~ãã~ÇÛë=ïáÑÉI=^óÉëÜ~=~åÇ=çíÜÉê=ïçãÉåI=âÉéí=áå= éìêÇ~Ü=Ñêçã

íÜÉ=çíÜÉê=ãÉå=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÅçããìåáíóI=ï~ë=ÑáêÉÇ=Ñêçã=Üáë=êçäÉ=Ñçê=ã~âáåÖ=ëçãÉ=ëìÖÖÉëíáîÉ=ÅçããÉåíë

~Äçìí=~=ïçã~å=ïÜáÅÜ=äÉ~Ç=íç=ëìëéáÅáçå=íÜ~í=ÜÉ=ã~ó=Ü~îÉ=àìëí=ÄÉÉå=éêÉíÉåÇáåÖ=íç=ÄÉ= ãìâÜ~åå~íÜ

íç=ÖÉí=ÅäçëÉ=íç=íÜÉ=ïçãÉåK=qÜìëI=j~äáâ=åçí=çåäó=çéÉåë=ìé=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=íç=ãìäíáéäÉ=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåëI

éÉêëÉéÅíáîÉë=~åÇ=ÅçåëáÇÉê~íáçåëI=Äìí=~äëç=áåíêçÇìÅÉë=ìë=íç=~åçíÜÉê=éáçåÉÉêáåÖ=~ÅÜáÉîÉãÉåí=çÑ=fëJä~ãáÅ=Åáîáäáë~íáçå=Ó=íÜÉ=ãÉíêçëÉñì~äK

^å=Éñ~ãéäÉ=Ñêçã=íÜÉ=kÉï=qÉëí~ãÉåí=áë=ïçêíÜ=Éñ~ãáåáåÖI=íççI=êÉä~íáåÖ=íç=íÜÉ=åçíáçå=çÑ 

é~ëëáîáíóK=qÜÉ=áÇÉ~=çÑ=~=ã~å=ÄÉáåÖ=é~ëëáîÉ=áå=oçã~å=~åÇ=çíÜÉê=ÅìäíìêÉë=Ó=áåÅäìÇáåÖI=f=ïçìäÇ=~êÖìÉI

çìê=çïåI=Äìí=fÛää=ÖÉí=íç=íÜ~í=ä~íÉê=Ó=áë=íÜçêçìÖÜäó=Çáëí~ëíÉÑìäI=ÉëéÉÅá~ääó=EÄìí=åçí=ÉñÜ~ìëíáîÉäóF=áå

íÉêãë=çÑ=ëÉñK=fí=ï~ë=ãçëí=Çáëí~ëíÉÑìä=íç=ÄÉ=íÜÉ=é~ëëáîÉ=é~êíó=áå=ë~ãÉ=ëÉñ=áåíÉêÅçìêëÉI=Äìí=åç=ëÜ~ãÉ

çê=Üáåí=çÑ=èìÉÉêåÉëë=~íí~ÅÜÉÇ=íç=íÜÉ=~ÅíáîÉ é~êíáÅáé~åí=EcêáääáåÖçë=OMMPFK=bèì~ääóI=áå=çíÜÉê=ëéÜÉêÉëI

é~ëëáîáíó=çê=ëìééçëÉÇ=Åçï~êÇáÅÉ=çê=ïÉ~âåÉëë=ï~ë=ÅçåëáÇÉêÉÇ=íÜçêçìÖÜäó=ìåJã~ëÅìäáåÉK=^í=íÜáë

ëÉÅçåÇ=ëí~ÖÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~êÅI=f=ï~åí=íç=ìëÉ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=ëÅÜçä~êëÜáé=íç=çéÉå=ìé

ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=íÜÉãÉëK=få=j~ííÜÉï=RWPVI=gÉëìë=íÉääë=~åóçåÉ=ëíêìÅâ=çå=íÜÉ=êáÖÜí=ÅÜÉÉâ=íçI=~ë=ïÉ=~ää=âåçïI

íìêå=íÜÉ=çíÜÉê=ÅÜÉÉâK=^ë=oçÄÉêí=cìåâ=ENVVSW=NRRF=éçáåíë=çìíI=~=äÉÑíJÜ~åÇÉÇ=ëä~é=íç=íÜÉ=êáÖÜí

ÅÜÉÉâ=ï~ë=åçí=áåíÉåÇÉÇ=íç=áåàìêÉX=áí=ï~ë=ê~íÜÉê=~=Åçããçå=éä~ÅÉ=áåëìäí=ãÉ~åí=íç=Üìãáäá~íÉ=~åÇ

ëìêÉ=ìé=ÜáÉê~êÅÜáÉëW=êáÅÜ=ëä~éë=éççêI=oçã~å=ëä~éë=gÉïI=ã~å=ëä~éë=ïçã~åK=ÚpìÄàÉÅí=îÉêÄ=çÄàÉÅíÛ

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES04.6

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 7/12

~ë=`~íÜÉêáåÉ=jÅháååçå=ENVUOW=RQNF=ïçìäÇ=ë~óK=tÜ~íI=íÜÉåI=çÑ=íÜÉ=Çáëéä~ó=çÑ=é~ëëáîáíó= ~ÄçîÉ

~åÇ=ÄÉóçåÇ íÜ~í=íìêåáåÖ=íÜÉ=çíÜÉê=ÅÜÉÉâ=íç=Éåàçáå=ëçãÉíÜáåÖ=ÉäëÉ=ÉåíáêÉäó=êÉéêÉëÉåíáåÖ=~=éçëëáÄäÉ

~Åí=çÑ=é~ëëáîÉ=êÉëáëí~åÅÉ\=iÉíÛë=äÉ~îÉ=íÜ~í=Ü~åÖáåÖ=Ñçê=~=ãçãÉåí=ÄÉÅ~ìëÉ=íÜÉ=áãéäáÅ~íáçåë=çÑ=íÜáë

~åÇ=íÜÉ=çíÜÉê=êÉ~ÇáåÖë=~êÉ=ïÜ~í=ëí~ÖÉ=íÜêÉÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~êÅ=áåíÉåÇë=íç=Çê~ï=çìíKeÉêÉI=íÜÉ=áåëáÖÜí=Ö~áåÉÇ=Ñêçã=íÜÉ=ÅêáíáÅ~ä=~åÇ=ëíêìÅíìê~ä=~å~äóëáë=çÑ=íÜÉ=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=áå=ëí~ÖÉ=íïç

áãéäçêÉë=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉê=íç=~ééêçéêá~íÉ=íÜÉ=íÉñí=Ñçê=Üáë=çê=ÜÉê=çïå=äáÑÉK=cçääçïáåÖ=íÜÉ=åÉï=ÅêáíáÅ~ä=~åÇ

ëíêìÅíìê~ä=âåçïäÉÇÖÉ=ïÉ=Ü~îÉ=Ö~áåÉÇI=~Äçìí=íÜÉ=çêáÖáåë=çÑ=ãÉíêçëÉñì~äáíó=~åÇ=çíÜÉê=ã~ííÉêëI=ïÉ

~êÉ=äÉÑí=áå=ëçãÉïÜ~í=çÑ=~=èì~åÇ~êóK=tÉ=Å~å=êÉíêÉ~í=áåíç=~=ëçêí=çÑ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=åáÜáäáëãI=çê=ãçîÉ

Ñçêï~êÇ=íç=ÅêÉ~íáîÉ=~ééêçéêá~íáçåW=ÚïÉ=ã~ó=ÉáíÜÉê=êÉã~áå=áå=~=âáåÇ=çÑ=ëí~íÉ=çÑ=ëìëéÉåëÉ=~ë=êÉÖ~êÇë

~åó=âáåÇ=çÑ=êÉÑÉêêÉÇ=êÉ~äáíóÛ= oáÅçÉìê=ENVTSW=UNF=íÉãéíë=ìëI=Úçê=ïÉ=ã~ó=áã~Öáå~íáîÉäó=~Åíì~äáëÉÁ

íÜÉ=íÉñí=áå=~=åÉï=ëáíì~íáçåI=íÜ~í=çÑ=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉêKÛ=qç=~ééêçéêá~íÉ=íÜÉ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=íÉñíI=áë=íç=ã~âÉ=ïÜ~í

ï~ë=çåÅÉ=~äáÉå=Ó=ïÜ~í=ïÉ=çåÅÉ=ëíççÇ=çå=íÜÉ=ÇççêëíÉé=çÑ=Ó=Ñ~ãáäá~ê=EoáÅçÉìê=NVTO LNVVNW=UVFK=fí

áë=íÜÉ=~Åí=çÑ=íìêåáåÖ=íÜÉ=ëÅêáéíìêÉ=Ñêçã=~å=~ÇîÉêë~êó=áåíç=~=ÑêáÉåÇ=~åÇ=çÑ=íìêåáåÖ=èìÉÉê=éÉçéäÉ

~åÇ=ÅçããìåáíáÉë=Ñêçã=çÄàÉÅíë=çÑ=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=áåàìåÅíáçåI=íç=é~êíáÅáé~åíë=áå=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=EêÉFáåíÉêéêÉíJ

~íáçå=Epíì~êí=Éí=~ä=NVVTW=QQÓQRFK

qÜÉ=ïçêäÇ=éêçéçëÉÇ=Äó=íÜÉ=íÉñí=çÑÑÉêë=ÚíÜÉ=ÇáëÅäçëìêÉ=çÑ=~=éçëëáÄäÉ=ï~ó=çÑ=äççâáåÖ=~í=íÜáåÖëÛ

EoáÅçÉìê=NVTSW=VOF=çêI=ãçêÉ=é~êíáÅìä~êäóI=ïÜ~í=áë=ÚìåÑçäÇÉÇ=áå=Ñêçåí  çÑ=íÜÉ=íÉñíÛ=~ë=çééçëÉÇ=íç

íÜÉ=~ìíÜçêÛë=ïçêäÇ= ÄÉÜáåÇ  íÜÉ=íÉñí=EoáÅçÉìê=NVTP LNVVNW=USFK= pç=íÜÉ=~Åí=çÑ=ìåÇÉêëí~åÇáåÖ=íÜÉ

íÉñíI=ìäíáã~íÉäóI=áë=íç=ìåÇÉêëí~åÇ=çåÉëÉäÑ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=ïçêäÇ=çåÉ=áë=äáîáåÖ=áåI=ïÜáäÉ=ëÉÉâáåÖ=íÜÉ=ÚéêçéçëÉÇ

ï~ó=çÑ=ÉñáëíáåÖ=íÜ~í=ãçëí=~ééêçéêá~íÉäó=êÉëéçåÇë=íç=íÜÉ=éêçéçëÉÇ=ïçêäÇ=xçÑÑÉêÉÇ=Äóz=íÜÉ=íÉñíÛ

EoáÅçÉìê=NVTSLNVUMW=NMUFK=fí=áë=ïÜÉå=íÜÉ=ïçêäÇ=çÑ=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉê=~åÇ=íÜÉ=éçÉíáÅ~ääó=áã~ÖáåÉÇ=ïçêäÇ

çÑ=íÜÉ=íÉñí=~êÉ=ÜÉäÇ=áå=Çá~äÉÅíáÅ=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=ÉíÜáÅ~ä=~åÇ=ëìÄîÉêëáîÉ=éçïÉê=çÑ=íÜÉ=oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåJ

ÉìíáÅ=áë=ÄÉëí=êÉîÉ~äÉÇ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVUNLNVVNW=PMMFK=_ìí=íçï~êÇë=íÜÉ=ÉåÇ=oáÅçÉìê=ÉèìáîçÅ~íÉë=çîÉêíÜÉ= ÉñéäáÅáíäó= éçäáíáÅ~ä=áãéäáÅ~íáçåë= çÑ= Üáë= ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅI=ïÜáÅÜ= áë= ïÜÉêÉ= íÜÉ=EÜçéÉÑìääóF= ãçêÉ

éçäáíáÅ~ääóJÉåÖ~ÖÉÇ=å~íìêÉ=çÑ=èìÉÉê=ÅêáíáÅáëã=ã~ó=ïçêâ=íç=êÉãÉÇó=oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëK

cçê=íÜÉ=éêáã~êó=ÑìåÅíáçå=çÑ=oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=áë=åçí=íç=ÅÜ~åÖÉ=íÜÉ=ïçêäÇX=çê=~í=äÉ~ëí

åçí=ÄÉÑçêÉ=áí=Ü~ë=ÅÜ~åÖÉÇ=íÜÉ=áåÇáîáÇì~ä=íÜêçìÖÜ=íÜÉ=~Åí=çÑ=ÚÇáîÉëíáåÖ=çåÉëÉäÑ=çÑ=íÜÉ=É~êäáÉê= “ãÉÒ

áå=çêÇÉê=íç=êÉÅÉáîÉI=~ë=áå=éä~óI=íÜÉ=ëÉäÑ=ÅçåÑÉêêÉÇ=Äó=íÜÉ=ïçêâ=áíëÉäÑÛ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVTO LNVVNW=VQFK=_ìí

íÜÉ=ëÉäÑ=áë=åçí=~äï~óë=çåÉÛë=çïå=íç=ÖáîÉ=~ï~óI=~åÇ=áå=~åó=Å~ëÉI=áí=áë=åÉîÉê=ÖáîÉå=ÅçãéäÉíÉ=çê=ìåJ

Ñê~ÖãÉåíÉÇK=o~íÜÉêI=íÜÉ=íÉñí=Ó=ÉëéÉÅá~ääó=êÉäáÖáçìë=íÉñíë=Ó=éä~ó=~å=áãéçêí~åí=êçäÉ=áå=ÅêÉ~íáåÖ=~åÇ

êÉÅêÉ~íáåÖ=íÜÉ=ëÉäÑ=~åÇ=ÅçããìåáíáÉë=EoáÅçÉìê=NVTVLNVVRÄW=SUÓTMFK=^ë=píçåÉ=ENVVTW=NQTF=~êÖìÉëI

ÚíÜÉ=ëìÄàÉÅí=çÑ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=ÇçÉë=åçí=çåäó=éêÉÅÉÇÉ=Äìí=áë=~äëç=ÑçêãÉÇI=áå=é~êíI=íÜêçìÖÜéê~ÅíáÅÉë=çÑ=êÉ~ÇáåÖK=^åÇ=íÜáë=áë=ïÜÉêÉ=ïÉ=êÉíìêå=íç=íÜÉ=nìÉÉê=gáÜ~ÇK

f=ãÉåíáçåÉÇ=íÜ~í=c~êáë=j~äáâÛë=ENVVVF=èìÉÉê=nìêÛ~åáÅ áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=áë=ÑçÅìëëÉÇ=çå=íÜÉ=ÑáÖìêÉë

çÑ=íÜÉ=ÉÑÑÉãáå~íÉ=ãÉå=EãìâÜ~åå~íÜF=~åÇ=ÉìåìÅÜë=EâÜ~ëáóóFK=få=íÜÉ=Ü~ÇáíÜ ëíçêó=f=ãÉåíáçåÉÇ

É~êäáÉêI=áí=áë=íÜÉ=mêçéÜÉíÛë=êÉÅçÖåáíáçå=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=ëìééçëÉÇ=jìâÜ~åå~íÜ îáÉïÉÇ=ïçãÉå=Ó=áå=j~äáâÛë

ïçêÇë=Ó=Ú~ë=ëÉñì~ä=çÄàÉÅíëÛ=íÜ~í=Öçí=Üáã=ÑáêÉÇK=qÜáë=ê~áëÉë=íïç=éçáåíë=Ñçê=èìÉÉê=ÅêáíáÅáëã=~í=íÜáë

íÜáêÇ=ëí~ÖÉK=cáêëíäóI=íÜáë=áë=çÄîáçìëäó=~å=~ÑÑáêã~íáîÉ=êÉ~ÇáåÖI=~êÖìáåÖ=íÜ~í=íÜÉêÉ=~êÉ=Éñ~ãéäÉë=çÑ 

èìÉÉê=ëÉñì~äáíó=áå=íÜÉ=ë~ÅêÉÇ=íÉñíëX=~åÇI=íÜÉêÉÑçêÉI=áÑ=íÜÉêÉ=ï~ë=êççã=Ñçê=èìÉÉê=éÉçéäÉ=áå=íÜÉ

ìãã~ ~í=íÜÉ=íáãÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=mêçéÜÉíI=íÜÉå=íÜÉêÉ=áë=êççã=Ñçê=èìÉÉê=éÉçéäÉ=áå=fëä~ã=íçÇ~ó=Ó=~Ö~áåI

çåÉ=êÉÅ~ääë=pìä~óã~å=uÛë=ENVVVF=éä~áåíáîÉ=èìÉëíáçåI=ÚáÑ=åçí=áå=fëä~ãI=íÜÉå=ïÜÉêÉ\Û=pÉÅçåÇäóI=íÜáë

êÉ~ÇáåÖ=çÑ=íÜÉ= jìâÜ~åå~íÜ Ü~ÇáíÜ áë=ëáãáä~ê=íç=ïÜ~í=d~êó=`çãëíçÅâ=ENVVPW=NQOF=ÇçÉë=áå=Üáë

êÉ~ÇáåÖë=çÑ=íÜÉ=_áÄäÉI=ïÜÉå=ÜÉ=äççâë=Ñçê=ÅÜ~ê~ÅíÉêë=ïÜç=ÉñÜáÄáí=Úèì~äáíáÉë=íçï~êÇ=ïÜáÅÜ=xÜÉz=ÇÉëáêÉë

Ö~ó=ã~äÉ=êÉ~ÇÉêë=íç=~ëéáêÉKÛ=^=jìâÜ~åå~íÜ ï~ë=~ääçïÉÇ=áåíç=íÜÉ=mêçéÜÉíÛë=ïáÑÉÛë=áååÉê=ÅáêÅäÉ

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES 04.7

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 8/12

ÄÉÅ~ìëÉ=~=jìâÜ~åå~íÜ ÅçìäÇ=ÄÉ=íêìëíÉÇI=j~äáâ=~êÖìÉëI=åçí=íç=îáÉï=ïçãÉå=~ë=ëÉñì~ä=çÄàÉÅíëI

~åÇ=íÜáë=áë=ìåèìÉëíáçå~Ääó=ëçãÉíÜáåÖ=~Çãáê~ÄäÉK=fí=~äëç=Ü~ééÉåë=íç=Ü~îÉ=äÉëë=íç=Çç=ïáíÜ=ïÜÉêÉ

çåÉÛë=ëÉñì~ä=éêÉÑÉêÉåÅÉë=äáÉ=Ó=ÜçãçI=ÜÉíÉêçI=çê=ãÉíêç=Ó=íÜ~å=áí=ÇçÉë=ïáíÜ=ëçäáÇ~êáíóK=tçãÉå=ÉñéÉÅíI

íç=~=ÇÉÖêÉÉI=íç=ÄÉ=ëÉñì~äáëÉÇ=~åÇ=çÄàÉÅíáÑáÉÇ=Äó=ãÉåI=~åÇ=íÜáë=Å~å=äÉ~Ç=íç=íÜÉ=éêÉÑÉêÉåÅÉ=ÑçêãçÇÉëíóI=é~êíäó=íÜêçìÖÜ=~å=áåíÉêå~äáëÉÇ=ÖìáäíK=qÜÉ=êÉëéçåëÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÅÜ~ê~ÅíÉê=oÉÄ~ó~=áå=jáÅÜ~Éä

jìÜ~ãã~Ç=håáÖÜíÛë=jìëäáã=éìåâ=åçîÉäI= qÜÉ=q~èï~ÅçêÉë íç=ãÉå=áë=~ééêçéêá~íÉäó=ëìÅÅáåÅíW

ÚcìÅâ=íÜ~íI=ïÜÉêÉÛë=óçìê=ëÉäÑJ~ÅÅçìåí~Äáäáíó\Û=E håáÖÜí=OMMQW=TNFK=få=íÜÉ=ÅçåíÉñí=çÑ=j~äáâÛë=êÉ~ÇáåÖI

èìÉÉê=ëÉñì~äáíó=Å~å=éêÉëìééçëÉ=ëçäáÇ~êáíó=~åÇ=ÄÉ=ê~ÇáÅ~ääó=Üìã~åáëáåÖ=~åÇ=ÇÉJçÄàÉÅíáÑóáåÖ=Ó

ëçãÉíÜáåÖ=Ñçê=ÉîÉêóÄçÇó=íç=~ëéáêÉ=íçK

f=ï~åí=íç=~å~äóëÉ=~åçíÜÉê=íÜáêÇ=ëí~ÖÉ=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=ÜÉêÉI=~åÇ=íÜáë=áë=ïÜÉêÉI=~ë=f=éêçãáëÉÇ

É~êäáÉêI=f=ïáää=ÖÉí=bÇï~êÇ=p~áÇ=Ä~Åâ=çå=ëáÇÉK=qÜáë=íÉñí=áë=~=êÉ~ÇáåÖ=çÑ=íÜÉ=bñçÇìë=å~êê~íáîÉ=Äó=~å

~Åíáîáëí=çêÖ~åáë~íáçå=Å~ääÉÇ=nrfqI=~åÇ=áí=áë=~=ÖççÇ=áääìëíê~íáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=ëçêí=çÑ=áã~Öáå~íáîÉ=êÉ~ÇáåÖë

íÜ~í=ÇÉîÉäçé=~í=íÜáë=íÜáêÇ=ëí~ÖÉ=çÑ=oáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=éêçÅÉëëK=nrfq=çìÖÜí=åçí=íç=ÄÉ=ãáëí~âÉå

Ñçê=íÜÉ= ~åíáJëãçâáåÖ=~ÇîçÅ~íÉëK=o~íÜÉêI= íÜÉ=~Åêçåóã= ëí~åÇë= Ñçê=ÚnìÉÉêë=råÇÉêãáåáåÖ= fëê~Éäá

qÉêêçêáëãÛX=íÜÉó=~êÉ=~=p~å=cê~åÅáëÅçJÄ~ëÉÇ=åÉíïçêâI=~ÇîçÅ~íáåÖ=m~äÉëíáåá~å=êáÖÜíëK=qÜÉ=ÑçääçïáåÖ

é~ëë~ÖÉ=áë=Éñíê~ÅíÉÇ=Ñêçã=çåÉ=çÑ= íÜÉáê=ÑäóÉêëI=Å~ääÉÇ=ÚnìÉÉê=k~íáçå=_ÉêâÉäÉóÛK=tÉ=~êÉ=íçäÇ=íÜÉ

é~ëë~ÖÉ=ÅçãÉë=Ñêçã=ÚqÜÉ=_ççâ=çÑ=oÉÅä~ã~íáçåë=~åÇ=oÉ~äáíóI=îÉêëáçå=QKMÛW

^åÇ=íÜÉ=içêÇ=ë~ï=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=èìÉÉê=éÉçéäÉ=ïÉêÉ=Ü~êêáÉÇ=áå=íÜáë=ä~åÇK=^åÇ=íÜÉ=içêÇ

ëé~âÉ=ìåíç=íÜÉ=éêçéÜÉí=e~êîÉóIS“vçì=ïáää=äÉ~Ç=óçìê=éÉçéäÉ=~Åêçëë=íÜÉ=ïáÇÉ

ï~íÉêë=ìåíç=~=åÉï=ä~åÇÁ=^åÇ=íÜáë=ä~åÇ=ïáää=ÄÉ=Å~ääÉÇ=_ÉêâÉäÉóK=f=ë~óI=içI=f=Ü~îÉ

éêçãáëÉÇ=íÜÉ=ä~åÇ=çÑ=_ÉêâÉäÉó=íç=íÜÉ=äÉëÄá~åë=~åÇ=íç=íÜÉ=Ö~óëI=~åÇ=íç=íÜÉ=ÄáëÉñìJ

~äë=~åÇ=íç=íÜÉ=íê~åëÖÉåÇÉêëÁ=^åÇ=íÜáë=ä~åÇ=ëÜ~ää=ÄÉ=ÄäÉëëÉÇ=ïáíÜ=Ñêìáíë=~åÇåìíëI=ìåíç=RM=ÖÉåÇÉê~íáçåëÒ=Enrfq=OMMPFK

`äÉ~êäó=íÜáë=áë=~å=áêçåáÅ=~ééêçéêá~íáçå=Äó=èìÉÉê=~Åíáîáëíë=çÑ=íÜÉ=bñçÇìë=å~êê~íáîÉK=qÜÉ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä

å~êê~íáîÉ=Ü~ëI=ÜçïÉîÉêI=ÄÉÉå=èìáíÉ=ÇÉäáÄÉê~íÉäó=êÉ~Ç=íÜêçìÖÜ=íÜÉ=äÉåë=çÑ=wáçåáëí=ÇáëÅçìêëÉ=ïÜáÅÜ

áë=áíëÉäÑI=~í=íáãÉëI=~=íÜáêÇ=ëí~ÖÉ=êÉ~ÇáåÖ=çÑ=íÜÉ=bñçÇìë=ëíçêóK=få=íÜÉáê=ìåáèìÉ=ÅçåíêáÄìíáçå=íç=ÄáÄJ

äáÅ~ä=ëÅÜçä~êëÜáé=~åÇ=íÜÉ=fëê~ÉäáJm~äÉëíáåá~å=ï~ê=çÑ=áÇÉ~ëI=nrfq=ãçÅâ=íÜÉ=áåÑ~ãçìë=wáçåáëí=ëäçÖ~å

íÜ~í=m~äÉëíáåÉ=áëI=Ú~=ä~åÇ=ïáíÜçìí=éÉçéäÉI=Ñçê=~=éÉçéäÉ=ïáíÜçìí=~=ä~åÇÛ=Åä~áãáåÖ=_ÉêâÉäÉó=~ë=Ú~=Åáíó

ïáíÜçìí=éÉçéäÉI=Ñçê=~=éÉçéäÉ=ïáíÜçìí=~=ÅáíóÛ=E nrfq=OMMPFK=qÜÉó=íÜÉå=~ëâ=~í=íÜÉ=ÉåÇ=çÑ=íÜáë

é~ãéÜäÉíI=ÚfÑ=íÜáë=ÇçÉëåÛí=ã~âÉ=ëÉåëÉ=áå=_ÉêâÉäÉóI=Üçï=Å~å=áí=ã~âÉ=ëÉåëÉ=áå=m~äÉëíáåÉ\Û=qÜìë=ïÉ

Ü~îÉ=~=ë~íáêáÅ~ä=èìÉÉê=~ééêçéêá~íáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=ÅçåëÉêî~íáîÉJå~íáçå~äáëí=wáçåáëí=íÜáêÇJëí~ÖÉ=~ééêçéêáJ~íáçå=çÑ=~=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=íÉñí=áå=ïÜ~í=áë=åçï=íÜÉ=ÚéçëíJÅêáíáÅ~ä=ãçãÉåíÛ=E jìÇÖÉ=NVUMW=OTFX=Ú~=ëÉÅçåÇ

å~ ïîÉí¨Û=EoáÅçÉìê=NVTMW=OUFK

få=íÜÉ=å~ãÉ=çÑ=íóáåÖ=ìé=äççëÉ=ÉåÇëI=f=åçï=ï~åí=íç=ëìÖÖÉëí=~=ëáãáä~ê=êÉ~ÇáåÖ=çÑ=íÜÉ=Úíìêå=íÜÉ

çíÜÉê=ÅÜÉÉâÛ=ë~óáåÖ=ãÉåíáçåÉÇ=É~êäáÉêK=fÑ=ïÉ=âåÉï=~í=íÜÉ=ëÉÅçåÇ=ëí~ÖÉ=íÜ~í=~=ëä~é=çå=íÜÉ=êáÖÜí

ÅÜÉÉâ=ï~ë=~å=~Åí=çÑ=Ççãáå~íáçå=~åÇ=Üìãáäá~íáçåI=~åÇ=íìêåáåÖ=íÜÉ=çíÜÉê=ÅÜÉÉâ=íç=~ääçï=~åçíÜÉê

Ääçï=áë= ~å=ÉñéäáÅáíäó=é~ëëáîÉ=~åÇ=ìåJã~åäó=~Åí=çÑ=êÉëáëí~åÅÉ=íç=Ççãáå~íáçåI=íÜÉ=èìÉëíáçå=íÜÉå

~êáëÉë=~ë=íç=ïÜ~í=íç=Çç=ïáíÜ=íÜáë=âåçïäÉÇÖÉ=áå=íÜÉ=íÜáêÇ=ëí~ÖÉK=f=ëìÖÖÉëí=~=êÉ~ÇáåÖ=ÄçíÜ=áåëáëíÉåí

çå=íÜÉ=~ÄáÇáåÖ=ìëÉ=çÑ=åçåJîáçäÉåÅÉ=~åÇ=ëìÄîÉêëáîÉ=ãçÅâÉêó=áå=íÜÉ=íÉñíK=håçïáåÖ=óçì=ïáää=äçëÉI

íÜ~í=óçì=ïáää=ÖÉí=âåçÅâÉÇ=ÇçïåX=Äìí=ÇçáåÖ=áí=~åóï~óK=`çåëáÇÉê=íÜÉ=o~áåÄçï=p~ëÜ=ãçîÉãÉåí=çÑ èìÉÉê=~åÇ=èìÉÉêJÑêáÉåÇäó=`~íÜçäáÅëK=jÉãÄÉêë=~åÇ=ëìééçêíÉêë=çÑ=íÜáë=åÉíïçêâ=Ççå=ê~áåÄçï=ë~ëÜÉë

ïÜÉå=êÉèìÉëíáåÖ=Åçããìåáçå=áå=ã~ëëK=qÜÉó=~êÉ=êÉÑìëÉÇK=qÜÉó= âåçï íÜÉó=ïáää=ÄÉ=êÉÑìëÉÇK=fÑ=íÜÉó

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES04.8

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 9/12

ÇáÇ=åçí  ïÉ~ê=íÜÉ=ë~ëÜI=íÜÉå=áå=~ää=äáâÉäáÜççÇ=Ó=äÉ~îáåÖ=~ëáÇÉ=íÜÉ=èìÉëíáçå=çÑ=ÅäÉêáÅ~ä=ÚÖ~óÇ~êÛ=Ó

íÜÉó=ïçìäÇ=êÉÅÉáîÉ=Åçããìåáçå=ïáíÜ=ÉîÉêóÄçÇó=ÉäëÉI=Äìí=~í=íÜÉ=ÉñéÉåëÉ=çÑ=ÇÉåóáåÖ=íÜÉáê=áÇÉåíáíáÉë

~ë=èìÉÉê=`~íÜçäáÅëI=çê=èìÉÉêJÑêáÉåÇäó=`~íÜçäáÅëI=çéíáåÖ=íç=ëáÇÉ=ïáíÜ=íÜÉ=ã~êÖáå~ä=~åÇ=ÉñÅäìÇÉÇK

jÉãÄÉêë=çÑ=íÜÉ=ãçîÉãÉåí=ëìÑÑÉê=åçí=çåäó=íÜÉ=ÉîÉêóÇ~óI=áåíÉêå~äáëÉÇ=Üìãáäá~íáçå=çÑ=çÑÑáÅá~ä=ÅÜìêÅÜíÉ~ÅÜáåÖI=ÄÉáåÖ=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí=ëä~éI=Äó=íÜÉó=~äëç=í~âÉ=íÜÉ=åÉñí=ëíÉé=çÑ=íìêåáåÖ=íÜÉ=çíÜÉê=ÅÜÉÉâ=Äó=ã~âáåÖ

íÜÉ=éìÄäáÅ=êÉèìÉëíI=çîÉê=~åÇ=çîÉêI=áå=ëçãÉ=Å~ëÉëK=páåÅÉ=íÜÉó=âåçï=íÜ~í=íÜáë=áë=ÖçáåÖ=íç=Ü~ééÉåI

íÜÉó=Å~å=ëÉÉ=íÜÉ=Ääçï=ÅçãáåÖI=áí=ëíêáâÉë=ãÉ=~ë=~=ê~íÜÉê=êÉã~êâ~ÄäÉ=~ééêçéêá~íáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=íìêå=íÜÉ

çíÜÉê=ÅÜÉÉâ=å~êê~íáîÉK

tÉ=Ü~îÉ=ëÉÉå=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ=~êÅ=çÑÑÉêë=ãìäíáéäÉ=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåë=çÑ=íÉñíëI=~ää

ëáíì~íÉÇ=áå=íÜÉ=äáÑÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉê=~åÇ=Üáë=çê=ÜÉê=ÅçããìåáíóK=f=ëìÖÖÉëí=íÜ~í=íÜáë=ã~âÉë=áí=é~êíáÅìä~êäó

~ãÉå~ÄäÉ=íç=èìÉÉê=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=ÅçããÉåí~êó=~åÇ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëK=eçïÉîÉêI=ïÜÉå= oáÅçÉìê=ENVTSW

TVF=áåëáëíë=íÜ~í=ÚáÑ=áí=áë=íêìÉ=íÜ~í=íÜÉêÉ=áë=~äï~óë=ãçêÉ=íÜ~å=çåÉ=ï~ó=çÑ=ÅçåëíêìáåÖ=~=íÉñíI=áí=áë=åçí

íêìÉ=íÜ~í=~ää=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåë=~êÉ=Éèì~äÛ=áí=áë=ÅäÉ~ê=íÜ~í=ïÉ=~êÉ=ÖçáåÖ=íç=åÉÉÇ=ëçãÉ=ï~ó=íç=ÇÉÅáÇÉ

ÄÉíïÉÉå=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåëI=ëáåÅÉ=ÉîÉêó=~Åí=çÑ=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=~äíÉêë=êÉ~äáíóI=ÄÉ=áí=Ñçê=ÖççÇ=çê=áää=E_êìåë

NVVPW=PTFK=tÉ=åÉÉÇ=íç=í~âÉ=~=ëí~åÇ=áå=íÜÉ=oáÅçÉìêá~å=ëóëíÉãK=oáÅçÉìê=íÉääë=ìë=íÜ~í=Úáí=áë=åçí=éçëëáÄäÉ

íç=äáîÉ=~åÇ=ïçêâ=~ÅÅçêÇáåÖ=íç=íçç=ã~åó=íÜÉçêáÉë=~í=çåÅÉÛ=EÅáíÉÇ=áå=e~êêáëîáääÉ=~åÇ=pìåÇÄÉêÖ=OMMOW

OUOFI=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~å íÉääë=ìë=E~í=PPWQF=íÜ~í=^ää~Ü=åÉîÉê=ã~ÇÉ=íïç=ÜÉ~êíë=Ñçê=çåÉ=ã~åI=~åÇ=ëáåÅÉ=íÜÉ

ïçêäÇë=éêçéçëÉÇ=Äó=íÉñíë=~êÉ=åÉîÉê=ÉíÜáÅ~ääó=Eçê=éçäáíáÅ~ääóF=åÉìíê~äI=Úáí=ÄÉäçåÖë=íç=íÜÉ= êÉ~ÇÉêI

ÜÉåÅÉÑçêíÜ=~ë=~ÖÉåí Á=íç=ÅÜççëÉ=ÄÉíïÉÉå=íÜÉ=ãìäíáéäÉ=éêçéçëáíáçåë=çÑ=ÉíÜáÅ~ä=êáÖÜíåÉëë=ÄçÇáÉÇ

ÑçêíÜ=áå=êÉ~ÇáåÖÛ=EoáÅçÉìêI=ÅáíÉÇ=áå= s~åÜççòÉê=NVVMWNMQFK=oáÅçÉìê=~ÅâåçïäÉÇÖÉë=íÜ~í=íÜÉ=íÉñí

ÅçãéÉäë=~ÅíáçåI=íÜ~í=áí=ÅêÉ~íÉë=áå=íÜÉ=êÉ~ÇÉê=~å=ÚáãéÉê~íáîÉ=íç=êÉëíêìÅíìêÉÛ=E `ä~êâ=NVVMW=NMQF=~åÇ

íÜ~í=êÉ~ÇáåÖ=ãìëí=ìäíáã~íÉäó=ÉåÇ=áå=íÜÉ=ïçêäÇ=çÑ=éê~ñáë=EoÉ~Ö~å=NVVSW=NMUF=~åÇ=óÉí=ÜÉ=çÑÑÉêë

äáííäÉ=Äó=ï~ó=çÑ=ÅêáíÉêá~=Ñçê=àìÇÖÉãÉåíK=fåÇÉÉÇI=íÜÉ=çîÉê~ää=áãéêÉëëáçå=áë=íÜ~í=oáÅçÉìê=áë=éÉêÜ~éëãçêÉ=áåíÉêÉëíÉÇ=áå=~=é~êíáÅìä~ê=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=ÄÉáåÖ=ãÉíÜçÇçäçÖáÅ~ääó=ëçìåÇI=íÜ~å=äáÄÉê~íáåÖI

Åçãé~ëëáçå~íÉI=çê=éçäáíáÅ~ääó=éêçÖêÉëëáîÉK=`äÉ~êäó=íÜÉåI=çåÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=íÜáåÖë=íÜ~í=èìÉÉê=ÅêáíáÅáëã=~åÇ

ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=Å~å=çÑÑÉê=íÜÉ=oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=ëóëíÉã=áë=íÜ~í=ÉíÜáÅ~ä=Åçãé~ëëI=~ÅâåçïäÉÇÖáåÖ

íÜ~í=~=ãÉíÜçÇçäçÖó=áë=çåäó=~ë=ÖççÇ=~ë=íÜÉ=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåë=íÜ~í=ÉãÉêÖÉ=Ñêçã=áíK=få=çíÜÉê=ïçêÇëI

ëÅêáéíìê~ä=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëI=ïÜÉíÜÉê=ÉñéäáÅáíäó=èìÉÉê=çê=åçíI=Å~å=~åÇ=ëÜçìäÇ=Çç=ïÜ~í=nrfqI=nìÉÉê

 gáÜ~Ç=~åÇ=íÜÉ= o~áåÄçï=p~ëÜ= ãçîÉãÉåíë=ÇçI= éêçÇìÅÉ=ëìÄîÉêëáîÉäó=ïáëÉ=êÉ~ÇáåÖë=çÑ= ëÅêáéíìêÉI

ïÜáäÉ=~í=íÜÉ=ë~ãÉ=íáãÉ=ÅêáíáèìáåÖ=êáî~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåë=íÜ~í=ëÉÉâ=íç=ÉñÅäìÇÉ=~åÇ=Ççãáå~íÉK

^ë=oáÅçÉìê=ENVUT LNVVRW=PMVF=ë~óëI=ÚíÜÉ=Äççâ=ÉåÇëI=Äìí=äáÑÉ=áë=çéÉåJÉåÇÉÇÛI=~åÇ=åç=ÇçìÄí=íÜÉ

oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~êÅÜ=ïáää=ÅçåíáåìÉ=íç=ÄÉ=êÉÇÉéäçóÉÇ=~åÇ=êÉáåíÉêéêÉíÉÇ=áå=äáÖÜí=çÑ=íÜÉÉîÉêJëÜáÑíáåÖ=ïçêäÇ=áå=Ñêçåí=çÑ=áíK=qÜáë=áë=çåÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí=ÇÉéäçóãÉåíë=çÑ=oáÅçÉìê=áåíç=íÜÉ=ïçêäÇ

çÑ=èìÉÉê=íÜÉçêóI=~åÇ=çåÉ=çÑ=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí=íç=äççâ=~í=íÜÉ= nìêÛ~å oáÅçÉìêáÅ~ääóK=qÜìë=Ñáå~ääóI=áí=ãìëí=ÄÉ

ë~áÇ=íÜ~í=ïÜáäÉ=íÜÉ=oáÅçÉìêá~å=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=~êÅ=Ü~ë=ãìÅÜ=íç=çÑÑÉê=èìÉÉê=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=~í=É~ÅÜ

çÑ=áíë=íÜêÉÉ=ëí~ÖÉëI=áí=ãìëí=ÄÉ=Ñáêãäó=ÉãÄÉÇÇÉÇ=áå=~=ãÉí~JÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ=íÜ~í=ëÉÉâëI=~ë= péÉåÅÉê=EOMMNW

NVRF=ëìÖÖÉëíëëI=íç=ÚÉåäáëí=xëÅêáéíìêÉz=~ë=~=êÉëçìêÅÉ=Ñçê=äáÄÉê~íáçåÛK=qÜáë=ãìëí=ÄÉ=Äìí=çåÉ=é~êí=çÑ=~

ÖêÉ~íÉê=ÚÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=çÑ=ëçäáÇ~êáíóÛ=Edçëë=NVVPW=NMRF=íÜ~í=ëÉÉâë=íç=áåÅçêéçê~íÉ=~ë=Éèì~ä=é~êíáÅáé~åíë

áå=íÜÉ=~Åí=çÑ=ëÅêáéíìê~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=~ää=ã~êÖáå~äáëÉÇ=éÉçéäÉ=ïÜç=êÉã~áå=Úçå=íÜÉ=ÇççêëíÉé=çÑ=íÜÉ

ïçêâÛ=EoáÅçÉìê=NVUR LNVVNW=QMOFK

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES 04.9

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 10/12

ENDNOTES

NpÉîÉê~ä=é~êíá~ä=ÉñÅÉéíáçåë=ÄÉáåÖ=^äíÜ~ìëJoÉáÇ=EOMMMX=OMMQFI=áå=íÜÉ=ÑáÉäÇ=çÑ=`Üêáëíá~å=äáÄÉê~íáçå=íÜÉçäçÖóI

~åÇI=ãçêÉ=ÖÉåÉê~ääóI=cê~ëÉê=ENVVVF=~åÇ=lÛ`çååÉää=EOMMQFKO

^å~äóëáë=çÑ=~ä=c~íáÜ~ Å~å=ÄÉ=ÑçìåÇ=áå=jáåï~ää~=Éí=~äK=EOMMRF=~åÇ=~äëç=j~ëë~Ç=EOMMOFI=~=ÅçåíêçîÉêëá~ä

~êíáÅäÉ=íÜ~íI=áå=é~êíI=~ÅÅìëÉë=~ä=c~íáÜ~ çÑ=ÅçãéäáÅáíó=ïáíÜ=åÉçJÅçåëÉêî~íáîÉ=áãéÉêá~äáëíáÅ=ãÉÇÇäáåÖ=áå

íÜÉ=jáÇÇäÉ=b~ëíKP

pÉÉI=Ñçê=Éñ~ãéäÉI=oçïëçå=ENVVRFX=oçëÅçÉ=~åÇ=jìêê~ó=ENVVUFX=Éä=oçì~óÜÉÄ=EOMMRFKQ

TWUMJUQX=OSWNSRJNTPX=OTWRQJRUX=OVWOVJPMX=~åÇ=~êÖì~Ääó=NNWTTJUP=~åÇ=RQWPPJPVK=pÉÉ=~äëç=QWNRJNUK

lå=íÜÉ=ëíçêó=çÑ=içí=áå=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~åI=ëÉÉ=g~ã~ä=EOMMNFKR

lê=ÚãìëáÅ~ä=ÅÜ~áêëÛ=~ë=p~áÇ=ENVUP LNVVNW=PQF=ä~ÄÉäë=oáÅçÉìêÛë=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=ëóëíÉãI=åçí=ÉåíáêÉäó=ÖÉåJ

ÉêçìëäóK=Ef=ëÜ~ää=ÖÉí=bÇï~êÇ=Ä~Åâ=çå=ëáÇÉ=ÑìêíÜÉê=çåI=ÜçïÉîÉêFKS

p~å=cê~åÅáëÅç=Ö~ó=~Åíáîáëí=~åÇ=éçäáíáÅá~å=e~êîÉó=jáäâI=~ëë~ëëáå~íÉÇ=áå=NVTUK

REFERENCES

^äíÜ~ìëJoÉáÇI=j~êÅÉää~K=OMMMK=fåÇÉÅÉåí=qÜÉçäçÖóK=içåÇçåW=oçìíäÉÇÖÉK

^äíÜ~ìëJoÉáÇI=j~êÅÉää~K=OMMQK cêçã=cÉãáåáëí=qÜÉçäçÖó=íç=fåÇÉÅÉåí=qÜÉçäçÖóK=içåÇçåW=p`j=mêÉëëK

^êçåÇÉâ~êI=^åà~äáK=OMMRK=Ú_çêÇÉêLäáåÉ=ëÉñW=nìÉÉê=éçëíÅçäçåá~äáíáÉëI=çê=Üçï=ê~ÅÉ=ã~ííÉêë=çìíëáÇÉ=íÜÉ=råáíÉÇ

pí~íÉëÛK=fåíÉêîÉåíáçåë T EOFW=OPSÓORMK

_êìåëI=dÉê~äÇK=NVVPK=Ú^Ö~áåëí=éçÉíêóW=eÉáÇÉÖÖÉêI=oáÅçÉìêI=~åÇ=íÜÉ=çêáÖáå~êó=ëÅÉåÉ=çÑ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëÛK=få

jÉ~åáåÖë=áå=íÉñíë=~åÇ=~ÅíáçåëW=nìÉëíáçåáåÖ=m~ìä=oáÅçÉìêI=ÉÇáíÉÇ=Äó=hÉäããI=a~îáÇ=bKX=pÅÜïÉáâÉêI

táääá~ãK=`Ü~êäçííÉëîáääÉI=sáêÖáåá~W=råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëë=çÑ=sáêÖáåá~W=OSJQSK

_ìêåëI=gçÜå=_~êÅä~óK=OMMOK=ÚiçíÛë=ïáÑÉ=äççâÉÇ=Ä~ÅâW=qÜÉ=ÉåÇìêáåÖ=~ííê~Åíáçåë=çÑ=pçÇçã=Ñçê=_áÄäáÅ~ä`çããÉåí~íçêëÛ=xáåíÉêåÉízK= gçìêå~ä=çÑ=oÉäáÖáçå=~åÇ=pçÅáÉíó QK=^ÅÅÉëëÉÇ=gìåÉ=NI=OMMRK=̂ î~áä~ÄäÉ=~íW

ÜííéWLLãçëÉëKÅêÉáÖÜíçåKÉÇìLgopLOMMOLOMMOJQKÜíãäK

`~êÇÉåI=jáÅÜ~ÉäK=OMMNK=ÚoÉãÉãÄÉêáåÖ=mÉäçíáíW=^=èìÉÉê=ãáÇê~ëÜ=çå=Å~ääáåÖ=Ççïå=ÑáêÉÛK=få=nìÉÉê=`çããÉåí~êó

~åÇ=íÜÉ=eÉÄêÉï=_áÄäÉK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=píçåÉI=hÉåK=`äÉîÉä~åÇW=máäÖêáã=mêÉëëW=NROÓNSUK

`ä~êâI=pK=eK=NVVMK=m~ìä=oáÅçÉìêK=içåÇçåW=oçìíäÉÇÖÉK

`çãëíçÅâI=d~êó=a~îáÇK=NVVPK=d~ó=qÜÉçäçÖó=ïáíÜçìí=^éçäçÖóK=`äÉîÉä~åÇW=máäÖêáã=mêÉëëK

`êÉïI=içìáÉK=NVVVK=ÚnìÉÉå=iìíáÄÉääÉ=êÉéçêíëW=^ää~Ü=ÄÉ=éê~áëÉÇÛK=sçáÅÉ=çÑ=fåíÉÖêáíó V EOFW=NMK

ÇÉ=i~ìêÉíáëI=qÉêÉë~K=NVVNK=ÚnìÉÉê=íÜÉçêóW=iÉëÄá~å=~åÇ=Ö~ó=ëÉñì~äáíáÉëÛK=ÇáÑÑÉêÉåÅÉë P EOFW=áááÓñîáááK

aìÖÖ~åI=iáë~K=OMMOK=ÚqÜÉ=åÉï=Üçãçåçêã~íáîáíóW=qÜÉ=ëÉñì~ä=éçäáíáÅë=çÑ=åÉçJäáÄÉê~äáëãÛK=få=j~íÉêá~äáòáåÖ 

aÉãçÅê~ÅóW=qçï~êÇ=~=oÉîáí~äáòÉÇ=`ìäíìê~ä=mçäáíáÅëI=ÉÇáíÉÇ=Äó=`~ëíêçåçîçI=oìëëX=a~å~I=aK=kÉäëçåK

aìêÜ~ãI=kçêíÜ=`~êçäáå~W=aìâÉ=råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëëW=NTRÓNVQKÉä=oçì~óÜÉÄI=hÜ~äÉÇK=OMMRK=_ÉÑçêÉ=eçãçëÉñì~äáíó=áå=íÜÉ=^ê~ÄJfëä~ãáÅ=tçêäÇI=NRMMÓNUMM K=`ÜáÅ~ÖçW=råáîÉêëáíó

çÑ=`ÜáÅ~Öç=mêÉëëK

cê~ëÉêI=j~êá~ãK=NVVVK=Ú`ä~ëëáåÖ=èìÉÉêÛK= qÜÉçêóI=`ìäíìêÉ=~åÇ=pçÅáÉíó NS EOFW=NMTÓNPNK

cêáäáåÖçëI=`ÜêáëK=OMMPK=ÚpÉñáåÖ=íÜÉ=ä~ãÄÛK=få=kÉï=qÉëí~ãÉåí=j~ëÅìäáåáíáÉëI=ÉÇáíÉÇ=Äó=jççêÉI=píÉéÜÉå=aKX

^åÇÉêëçåI=g~åáÅÉ=`~éÉäX=̂ íä~åí~W=pçÅáÉíó=Ñçê=_áÄäáÅ~ä=iáíÉê~íìêÉW=OVTÓPNTK

cìåâI=oçÄÉêí=tK=NVVSK=eçåÉëí=íç=gÉëìëW=gÉëìë=Ñçê=~=kÉï=jáääÉååáìãK=p~å=cê~åÅáëÅçW=e~êéÉêp~åcê~åÅáëÅçK

dçëëI=oçÄÉêíK=NVVPK= gÉëìë=^ÅíÉÇ=réW=^=d~ó=~åÇ=iÉëÄá~å=j~åáÑÉëíçK=p~å=cê~åÅáëÅçW=e~êéÉêp~åcê~åÅáëÅçK

dìíá¨êêÉòI=dìëí~îçK=NVUPK=qÜÉ=mçïÉê=çÑ=íÜÉ=mççê=áå=eáëíçêóK=j~êóâåçääI=kÉï=vçêâW=lêÄáëK

e~êêáëîáääÉI=oçó=^KX=pìåÇÄÉêÖI=t~äíÉêK=OMMOK=qÜÉ=_áÄäÉ=áå=jçÇÉêå=`ìäíìêÉI=OåÇ=bÇ K=dê~åÇ=o~éáÇëI=jáÅÜáÖ~åW

táääá~ã=_K=bÉêÇã~åëK

 g~ÖçëÉI=^ååÉã~êáÉK=NVVSK=nìÉÉê=qÜÉçêóW=^å=fåíêçÇìÅíáçåK=jÉäÄçìêåÉW=jÉäÄçìêåÉ=råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëëK

 g~ã~äI=^ãêÉÉåK=OMMNK=ÚqÜÉ=ëíçêó=çÑ=içí=~åÇ=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~åÛë=éÉêÅÉéíáçå=çÑ=íÜÉ=ãçê~äáíó=çÑ=ë~ãÉJëÉñ=ëÉñì~äáíóÛK

 gçìêå~ä=çÑ=eçãçëÉñì~äáíó QN=ENFW=NÓUUK

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES04.10

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 11/12

håáÖÜíI=jáÅÜ~Éä=jìÜ~ãã~ÇK=OMMQK=qÜÉ=q~èï~ÅçêÉëK=kÉï=vçêâW=^ìíçåçãÉÇá~K

hçÅÜI=qáãçíÜó=oK=OMMNK=Ú`êìáëáåÖ=~ë=ãÉíÜçÇçäçÖóW=eçãçÉêçíáÅáëã=~åÇ=íÜÉ=ëÅêáéíìêÉëÛK=få= nìÉÉê=`çããÉåí~êó

~åÇ=íÜÉ=eÉÄêÉï=_áÄäÉK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=píçåÉI=hÉåK=`äÉîÉä~åÇW=máäÖêáã=mêÉëëW=NSVÓNUMK

i~ïäçêI=iÉçå~êÇK=NVVOK= fã~Öáå~íáçå=~åÇ=`Ü~åÅÉW=qÜÉ=aáÑÑÉêÉåÅÉ=_ÉíïÉÉå=íÜÉ=qÜçìÖÜí=çÑ=oáÅçÉìê=~åÇ 

aÉêêáÇ~K ^äÄ~åóW=prkv=mêÉëëK

j~äáâI=c~êáëK=NVVVK=ÚnìÉÉê=ëÉñì~äáíó=~åÇ=áÇÉåíáíó=áå=íÜÉ=nìêÛ~å ~åÇ=Ü~ÇáíÜÛ=xáåíÉêåÉízK=^ÅÅÉëëÉÇ=gìåÉ=NI=OMMRK

^î~áä~ÄäÉ=ÑêçãW=ÜííéWLLïïïKïÉääKÅçãLìëÉêL~èì~êáìëLnìê~ååçíÉëKÜíãK

j~ëë~ÇI=gçëÉéÜK=OMMOK=ÚoÉJçêáÉåíáåÖ=ÇÉëáêÉW=qÜÉ=d~ó=fåíÉêå~íáçå~ä=~åÇ=íÜÉ=^ê~Ä=ïçêäÇÛK=mìÄäáÅ=`ìäíìêÉ NQ

EOFW=PSNÓPURK

jÅháååçåI=`~íÜÉêáåÉK=NVUOK=ÚcÉãáåáëãI=j~êñáëãI=ãÉíÜçÇ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=ëí~íÉW=^å=~ÖÉåÇ~=Ñçê=íÜÉçêóÛK= páÖåë T EPFW

RNRÓRQQK

jáåï~ää~I=lã~êI=Éí=~äK=OMMRK=ÚfÇÉåíáíó=ÉñéÉêáÉåÅÉ=~ãçåÖëí=éêçÖêÉëëáîÉ=Ö~ó=jìëäáãë=áå=kçêíÜ=^ãÉêáÅ~W=^

èì~äáí~íáîÉ=ëíìÇó=ïáíÜáå=̂ äJc~íáÜ~ÛK=`ìäíìêÉI=eÉ~äíÜ=~åÇ=pÉñì~äáíó T EOFW=NNPÓNOUK

jìÇÖÉI=iÉïáë=pK=NVUMK=Úm~ìä=oáÅçÉìê=çå=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåÛK=få=m~ìä=oáÅçÉìêW=bëë~óë=çå=_áÄäáÅ~ä 

fåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=jìÇÖÉI=iÉïáë=pK=mÜáä~ÇÉäéÜá~W=cçêíêÉëë=mêÉëëW=NÓQMKlÛ`çååÉääI=pÉ~å=mK=OMMQK=ÚqÉääáåÖ=í~äÉë=áå=ëÅÜççäW=̂ =èìÉÉê=êÉëéçåëÉ=íç=íÜÉ=ÜÉíÉêçëÉñáëí=å~êê~íáîÉ=ëíêìÅíìêÉ=çÑ 

ÜáÖÜÉê=ÉÇìÅ~íáçåÛK= gçìêå~ä=çÑ=eçãçëÉñì~äáíó QT ENFW=TVÓVPK

mì~êI=g~ëÄáê=hX=^ãáíI=^K=pK=OMMOK=ÚjçåëíÉêI=íÉêêçêáëíI=Ñ~ÖW=qÜÉ=ï~ê=çå=íÉêêçêáëã=~åÇ=íÜÉ=éêçÇìÅíáçå=çÑ=ÇçÅáäÉ

é~íêáçíëÛK=pçÅá~ä=qÉñí  TOW=NNTÓNQUK

mì~êI=g~ëÄáê=hK=OMMSK=Új~ééáåÖ=rKpK=Üçãçåçêã~íáîáíáÉëÛK= dÉåÇÉêI=mä~ÅÉ=~åÇ=`ìäíìêÉ NP ENFW=STÓUUK

nrfqK=OMMPK=ÚnìÉÉê=k~íáçå=_ÉêâÉäÉóÛ=xáåíÉêåÉízK=^ÅÅÉëëÉÇ=gìåÉ=NI=OMMRK= î̂~áä~ÄäÉ=ÑêçãW

ÜííéWLLïïïKÉâí~çåäáåÉKçêÖLúèìáíé~äÉLêÉëçìêÅÉëL~êíáÅäÉëLnìÉÉêk~íáçåBOM_ÉêâÉäÉóKÜíãK

oÉ~Ö~åI=`Ü~êäÉë=bK=NVVSK=m~ìä=oáÅçÉìêW=eáë=äáÑÉ=~åÇ=Üáë=tçêâK=`ÜáÅ~ÖçW=råáîÉêëáíó=çÑ=`ÜáÅ~Öç=mêÉëëK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVSULNVUMK=ÚmêÉÑ~ÅÉ=íç=_ìäíã~ååÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=jÅ`çêãáÅâI=mÉíÉêK=få= m~ìä=oáÅçÉìêW=bëë~óë

çå=_áÄäáÅ~ä=fåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåI=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=jìÇÖÉI=iÉïáë=pK=mÜáä~ÇÉäéÜá~W=cçêíêÉëë=mêÉëëW=QVÓTOK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVTMK=cêÉìÇ=~åÇ=mÜáäçëçéÜóW=^å=bëë~ó=çå=fåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=p~î~ÖÉI=aÉåáëK=kÉïe~îÉåI=`çååÉÅíáÅìíW=v~äÉ=råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëëK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVTMLNVVNK=ÚtÜ~í=áë=~=íÉñí\=bñéä~å~íáçå=~åÇ=ìåÇÉêëí~åÇáåÖÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=qÜçãéëçåI=gçÜå

_K=få=^=oáÅçÉìê=oÉ~ÇÉêW=oÉÑäÉÅíáçå=~åÇ=fã~Öáå~íáçåK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=s~äǨëI=j~êáç=gK=eÉãÉä=eÉãéëíÉ~ÇI

eÉêíÑçêÇëÜáêÉW=e~êîÉëíÉê=tÜÉ~íëÜÉ~ÑW=QPÓSQK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVTOLNVVNK=Ú^ééêçéêá~íáçåÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=qÜçãéëçåI=gçÜå=_K=få= ^=oáÅçÉìê=oÉ~ÇÉêW=oÉÑäÉÅíáçå

~åÇ=fã~Öáå~íáçåK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=s~äǨëI=j~êáç=gK=eÉãÉä=eÉãéëíÉ~ÇI=eÉêíÑçêÇëÜáêÉW=e~êîÉëíÉê=tÜÉ~íëÜÉ~ÑW

USÓVUK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVTPLNVVNK=ÚqÜÉ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ~ä=ÑìåÅíáçå=çÑ=Çáëí~åÅá~íáçåÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=qÜçãéëçåI=gçÜå=_K

få=cêçã=qÉñí=íç=^ÅíáçåW=bëë~óë=áå=eÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=ff K=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=_ä~ãÉóI=h~íÜäÉÉåX=qÜçãéëçåI=gçÜå

_K=bî~åëíçåI=fääáåçáëW=kçêíÜïÉëíÉêå=råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëëW=TRÓUUK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVTSK=fåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=qÜÉçêóW=aáëÅçìêëÉ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=pìêéäìë=çÑ=jÉ~åáåÖ K=cçêí=tçêíÜW=qÉñ~ë

`Üêáëíá~å=råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëëK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVTSLNVUMK=Úqçï~êÇ=~=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅ=çÑ=íÜÉ=áÇÉ~=çÑ=êÉîÉä~íáçåÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=m~ää~ìÉêI=a~îáÇK

få=m~ìä=oáÅçÉìêW=bëë~óë=çå=_áÄäáÅ~ä=fåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=jìÇÖÉI=iÉïáë=pK=mÜáä~ÇÉäéÜá~W=cçêíêÉëë

mêÉëëW=TPÓNNUK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVTVLNVVR~K=Úk~ãáåÖ=dçÇÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=m~ää~ìÉêI=a~îáÇK=få= cáÖìêáåÖ=íÜÉ=p~ÅêÉÇW=oÉäáÖáçåI

k~êê~íáîÉ=~åÇ=fã~Öáå~íáçåK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=t~ää~ÅÉI=j~êâ=fK=jáååÉ~éçäáëW=cçêíêÉëë=mêÉëëW=ONTÓOPRK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVTVLNVVRÄK=ÚqÜÉ= “ë~ÅêÉÇÒ=íÉñí=~åÇ=íÜÉ=ÅçããìåáíóÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=m~ää~ìÉêI=a~îáÇK=få

cáÖìêáåÖ=íÜÉ=p~ÅêÉÇW=oÉäáÖáçåI=k~êê~íáîÉ=~åÇ=fã~Öáå~íáçåK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=t~ää~ÅÉI=j~êâ=fK=jáååÉ~éçäáëW

cçêíêÉëë=mêÉëëW=SUÓTOK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVUNLNVVNK=ÚeÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=~åÇ=íÜÉ=ÅêáíáèìÉ=çÑ=áÇÉçäçÖóÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=qÜçãéëçåI=gçÜå=_Kfå=cêçã=qÉñí=íç=^ÅíáçåW=bëë~óë=áå=eÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=ff K=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=_ä~ãÉóI=h~íÜäÉÉåX=qÜçãéëçåI=gçÜå

_K=bî~åëíçåI=fääáåçáëW=kçêíÜïÉëíÉêå=råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëëW=OTMÓPMTK

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES 04.11

7/31/2019 Abraham-Ibrahim-‘-DOORSTEP-WORKLRICOEURIAN-HERMENEUTICS-QUEER-HERMENEUTICS-AND-SCRIPTURE

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/abraham-ibrahim-doorstep-worklricoeurian-hermeneutics-queer-hermeneutics-and-scripture 12/12

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVUNLNVVRK=ÚqÜÉ=_áÄäÉ=~åÇ=íÜÉ=áã~Öáå~íáçåÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=m~ää~ìÉêI=a~îáÇK=få= cáÖìêáåÖ=íÜÉ

p~ÅêÉÇW=oÉäáÖáçåI=k~êê~íáîÉ=~åÇ=fã~Öáå~íáçåK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=t~ää~ÅÉI=j~êâ=fK=jáååÉ~éçäáëW=cçêíêÉëë

mêÉëëW=NQQÓNSSK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVURLNVVNK=Ú_ÉíïÉÉå=íÜÉ=íÉñí=~åÇ=áíë=êÉ~ÇÉêëÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=m~ää~ìÉêI=a~îáÇ=~åÇ=jÅi~ìÖÜäáåI

hK=få=̂ =oáÅçÉìê=oÉ~ÇÉêW=oÉÑäÉÅíáçå=~åÇ=fã~Öáå~íáçåK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=s~äǨëI=j~êáç=gK=eÉãÉä=eÉãéëíÉ~ÇI

eÉêíÑçêÇëÜáêÉW=e~êîÉëíÉê=tÜÉ~íëÜÉ~ÑW=PVMÓQOQK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVUSLNVVNK=ÚmÜáäçëçéÜáÅ~ä=~åÇ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=_ä~ãÉóI=h~íÜäÉÉåK=få

cêçã=qÉñí=íç=^ÅíáçåW=bëë~óë=áå=ÜeÉêãÉåÉìíáÅë=ff K=ÉÇáíÉÇ=Äó=_ä~ãÉóI=h~íÜäÉÉåX=qÜçãéëçåI=gçÜå=_K

bî~åëíçåI=fääáåçáëW=kçêíÜïÉëíÉêå=råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëëW=UVÓNMNK

oáÅçÉìêI=m~ìäK=NVUTLNVVRK=Úm~ëíçê~ä=éê~ñÉçäçÖóI=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëI=~åÇ=áÇÉåíáíóÛK=qê~åëä~íÉÇ=Äó=m~ää~ìÉêI=a~îáÇK

få=cáÖìêáåÖ=íÜÉ=p~ÅêÉÇW=oÉäáÖáçåI=k~êê~íáîÉ=~åÇ=fã~Öáå~íáçåK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=t~ää~ÅÉI=j~êâ=fK=jáååÉ~éçäáëW

cçêíêÉëë=mêÉëëW=PMPÓPNQK

oçëÅçÉI=táääX=jìêê~óI=píÉéÜÉå=lK=EbÇëFK=NVVUK= fëä~ãáÅ=eçãçëÉñì~äáíáÉëK=kÉï=vçêâW=kÉï=vçêâ=råáîÉêëáíó

mêÉëëK

oçïëçåI=bîÉêÉíí=hK=NVVRK=ÚjáÇÇäÉ=É~ëíÉêå=äáíÉê~íìêÉW=^ê~ÄáÅÛK=få=qÜÉ=d~ó=~åÇ=iÉëÄá~å=iáíÉê~êó=eÉêáí~ÖÉKbÇáíÉÇ=Äó=pìããÉêëI=̀ ä~ìÇÉ=gK=kÉï=vçêâW=eÉåêó=eçäíW=QUNÓQURK

p~áÇI=bÇï~êÇ=tK=NVUPLNVVNK=qÜÉ=tçêäÇI=íÜÉ=qÉñí=~åÇ=íÜÉ=`êáíáÅK=içåÇçåW=sáåí~ÖÉK

péÉåÅÉêI=a~åáÉä=qK=OMMNK=Ú^=Ö~ó=ã~äÉ=ÉíÜáÅáëíÛë=êÉëéçåëÉ=íç=èìÉÉê=êÉ~ÇáåÖë=çÑ=íÜÉ=_áÄäÉÛK=få=nìÉÉê=`çããÉåí~êó

~åÇ=íÜÉ=eÉÄêÉï=_áÄäÉK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=píçåÉI=hÉåK=`äÉîÉä~åÇW=máäÖêáã=mêÉëëW=NVPÓOMVK

píçåÉI=hÉåK=NVVTK=Ú_áÄäáÅ~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçå=~ë=~=íÉÅÜåçäçÖó=çÑ=íÜÉ=ëÉäÑW=d~ó=ãÉå=~åÇ=íÜÉ=ÉíÜáÅë=çÑ=êÉ~ÇáåÖÛK

pÉãÉá~ TTW=NPVÓNRRK

píçåÉI=hÉå=EÉÇFK=OMMN~K=nìÉÉê=`çããÉåí~êó=~åÇ=íÜÉ=eÉÄêÉï=_áÄäÉK=`äÉîÉä~åÇW=máäÖêáã=mêÉëë

píçåÉI=hÉåK=OMMNÄK=ÚnìÉÉê=ÅçããÉåí~êó=~åÇ=ÄáÄäáÅ~ä=áåíÉêéêÉí~íáçåW=^å=áåíêçÇìÅíáçåÛK=få=nìÉÉê=`çããÉåí~êó

~åÇ=íÜÉ=eÉÄêÉï=_áÄäÉK=bÇáíÉÇ=Äó=píçåÉI=hÉåK=`äÉîÉä~åÇW=máäÖêáã=mêÉëëW=NNÓPQK

píì~êíI=bäáò~ÄÉíÜI=Éí=~äK=NVVTK=oÉäáÖáçå=áë=~=nìÉÉê=qÜáåÖ K=içåÇçåW=`~ëëÉääK

píì~êíI=bäáò~ÄÉíÜK=OMMOK=d~ó=~åÇ=iÉëÄá~å=qÜÉçäçÖáÉëW=oÉéÉíáíáçåë=ïáíÜ=`êáíáÅ~ä=aáÑÑÉêÉåÅÉK=^äÇÉêëÜçíIe~ãéëÜáêÉW=^ëÜÖ~íÉK

pìä~óã~å=uI=NVVVK=Ú`çåÑÉëëáçåë=çÑ=pìä~óã~å=uÛ=xáåíÉêåÉízK=^ÅÅÉëëÉÇ=gìåÉ=NI=OMMRK=̂ î~áä~ÄäÉ=ÑêçãW

ÜííéWLLïïïKïÉääKÅçãLìëÉêLèìÉÉêàÜÇLÅçåÑÉëëáçåëKÜíãK

pìääáî~åI=^åÇêÉïK=NVVRK=sáêíì~ääó=kçêã~äW=^å=^êÖìãÉåí=~Äçìí=eçãçëÉñì~äáíó K=kÉï=vçêâW=^äÑêÉÇ=^K=håçéÑK

qê~ÅóI=a~îáÇK=NVTRK=_äÉëëÉÇ=o~ÖÉ=Ñçê=lêÇÉêK=kÉï=vçêâW=pÉ~Äìêó=mêÉëëK

qê~ÅóI=a~îáÇK=NVUNK=qÜÉ=^å~äçÖáÅ~ä=fã~Öáå~íáçåK içåÇçåW=p`j=mêÉëëK

s~åÜççòÉêI=hÉîáå=gK=NVVMK=_áÄäáÅ~ä=k~êê~íáîÉ=áå=íÜÉ=mÜáäçëçéÜó=çÑ=m~ìä=oáÅçÉìêK=`~ãÄêáÇÖÉW=`~ãÄêáÇÖÉ

råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëëK

t~áíÉëI=j~ííÜÉïK=OMMRK=ÚqÜÉ=Ñáñáíó=çÑ=ëÉñì~ä=áÇÉåíáíáÉë=áå=íÜÉ=éìÄäáÅ=ëéÜÉêÉÛK=pÉñì~äáíáÉë U ERFW=RPVÓRSVK

t~ää~ÅÉI=j~êâ=fK=NVVMK=qÜÉ=pÉÅçåÇ=k~áîÉí¨W=_~êíÜI=oáÅçÉìê=~åÇ=íÜÉ=kÉï=v~äÉ=qÜÉçäçÖóK=j~ÅçåI=dÉçêÖá~W

jÉêÅÉê=råáîÉêëáíó=mêÉëëK

váéI=̂ åÇêÉï=hK=qK=OMMRK=ÚnìÉÉêáåÖ=êÉäáÖáçìë=íÉñíëW=^å=Éñéäçê~íáçå=çÑ=_êáíáëÜ=åçåJÜÉíÉêçëÉñì~ä=`Üêáëíá~åëÛ

~åÇ=jìëäáãëÛ=ëíê~íÉÖáÉë=çÑ=ÅçåëíêìÅíáåÖ=ëÉñì~ääóJ~ÑÑáêãáåÖ=ÜÉêãÉåÉìíáÅëÛK=pçÅáçäçÖó PV ENFW=QTÓSRK

alfW=NMKNNTTLMMPUMPURMRMQVMMMK

Cite this article as: Abraham, Ibrahim. 2007. ‘“On the doorstep of the work”: Ricoeurian hermeneutics,queer hermeneutics, and scripture’. The Bible and Critical Theory 3 (1). pp. 4.1–4.12. DOI: 10.2104/bc070004.

ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE WORK ARTICLES04.12