Subjective Biblical Discourse as the Basis of Education for Relationships. Discursive Interpretation Supplementing the Theological Synthesis

Abstract

The Bible is a collection of texts, which in the tradition of the Church is read as an expression of divine pedagogy or the art of God’s educational influence on humankind. Developed moral principles that refer to the Bible were of a synthetic nature. Contemporary research manifests the underestimated, discursive dimension of the biblical text, which calls for a new approach to the interpretation of the biblical message. A specific process in the formation of the written biblical tradition had an impact on the discursive nature of biblical texts. Indeed, discursive analysis and interpretation is a response to the discursive nature of said texts. Biblical discourse is often inscribed in biblical narratives. Among them, the key discourse is the subjective discourse, whose discursive partner is God himself (Jesus). They touch upon timeless problems and play an important educational role. Subjective discourse in the Bible constitutes a didactic tool for education for relationships. The article contains a brief description of selected types of subjective discourse explored from the educational perspective.