Reading the Beatitudes (Mt 5:1–10) through the lenses of introverted intuition and introverted sensing: Perceiving text differently

Working within the reader perspective approach to biblical hermeneutics, a recent series of empirical studies has tested the theory that the readers’ psychological type preferences between sensing and intuition (perceiving functions) and between feeling and thinking (judging functions) shape distinc...

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Main Authors:	Leslie J. Francis, Duncan Strathie, Christopher F. Ross
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 2019-12-01
Series:	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Subjects:	reader perspective psychological type sift method psychology and bible
Online Access:	https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5475

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spelling	doaj-3c04f7a89d77481b9d00fdbc62a14bd72020-11-25T02:00:06ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502019-12-01754e1e810.4102/hts.v75i4.54754607Reading the Beatitudes (Mt 5:1–10) through the lenses of introverted intuition and introverted sensing: Perceiving text differentlyLeslie J. Francis0Duncan Strathie1Christopher F. Ross2Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom; and, Department of New Testament Studies and Related Literature, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, PretoriaDiocese of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom; and, Department of New Testament Studies and Related Literature, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, PretoriaMartin Luther University College, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; and, Department of New Testament Studies and Related Literature, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, PretoriaWorking within the reader perspective approach to biblical hermeneutics, a recent series of empirical studies has tested the theory that the readers’ psychological type preferences between sensing and intuition (perceiving functions) and between feeling and thinking (judging functions) shape distinctive readings of biblical texts. This study advances the debate by distinguishing between the two orientations within which the functions are expressed (introverted and extraverted). The added clarity offered by this refinement is illustrated by the distinctive voices of introverted intuition and introverted sensing engaging with the Matthean Beatitudes, eight verses rich in materials to engage the perceiving functions.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5475reader perspectivepsychological typesift methodpsychology and bible
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title	Reading the Beatitudes (Mt 5:1–10) through the lenses of introverted intuition and introverted sensing: Perceiving text differently
title_short	Reading the Beatitudes (Mt 5:1–10) through the lenses of introverted intuition and introverted sensing: Perceiving text differently
title_full	Reading the Beatitudes (Mt 5:1–10) through the lenses of introverted intuition and introverted sensing: Perceiving text differently
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series	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
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description	Working within the reader perspective approach to biblical hermeneutics, a recent series of empirical studies has tested the theory that the readers’ psychological type preferences between sensing and intuition (perceiving functions) and between feeling and thinking (judging functions) shape distinctive readings of biblical texts. This study advances the debate by distinguishing between the two orientations within which the functions are expressed (introverted and extraverted). The added clarity offered by this refinement is illustrated by the distinctive voices of introverted intuition and introverted sensing engaging with the Matthean Beatitudes, eight verses rich in materials to engage the perceiving functions.
topic	reader perspective psychological type sift method psychology and bible
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Reading the Beatitudes (Mt 5:1–10) through the lenses of introverted intuition and introverted sensing: Perceiving text differently

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