Bible sharing

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The Bible-parts , even Lumko method or "seven-step method" is a method for the common reading of the Bible that will allow personal access to the "Embassy of God" in the Bible for the believer. The aim is the spiritual confrontation with scripture, not primarily scientific exegesis . At the South African Lumko Pastoral Institute , it was further developed in the 1970s, in particular by Oswald Hirmer and Fritz Lobinger, and has since found dissemination in many countries around the world.

background

Reading the Bible together has a long tradition and can be done in many ways. The best known method of Bible sharing is the "Seven Steps Method" developed at the Lumko Pastoral Institute of the South African Bishops' Conference (SACBC). It is intended for small groups, ideally four to eight people, for whom no theological education or trained leadership can be assumed. As a rule, chapters from the Gospels serve as text that should be available to each participant . Through meditative elements, personal reflection , exchange and prayer , it should open a spiritual access to the Holy Scriptures. Christians, for whom the Bible is the word of God, should be able to find out in this way what God and his message mean for them personally. The members of the group are encouraged to share their thoughts and impressions, and even listen to others, the term Bible which parts derived. However, it is not intended that the contributions of the others will be commented on or criticized, but in the next step in a discussion together to find the meaning of the text for the community and the individual. The method is not intended to replace the Bible study as a critical discussion, but to be understood as an additional path.

The South African method was spread in Germany primarily at the suggestion of the Catholic mission organization missio . Since it does not have any denominational requirements, it is also used by ecumenical groups.

Method of the seven steps

Almost all forms of Bible reading called Bible sharing have in common that they divide this structure into seven steps. In the case of changes that make sense depending on the group, the Bible text or the intention, the same steps can be found in the adjusted order, selection and expression.

  1. Invite / Open - in a prayer or song, the group invites the Lord to be among them and opens up to him
  2. Read - a participant reads the text aloud
  3. Linger / deepen - each participant can say single words or short sentence sections aloud several times without comment; then the text is read out again
  4. Silence - for a few minutes in silence, the participants rethink the text and what it means for them and their lives
  5. Share - everyone shares their thoughts with the others
  6. Exchange - in conversation the participants search for the meaning of the text for the community and for the individual; new resolutions for action can be formulated and older ones reflected on
  7. Prayer - Bible sharing ends with a prayer, song, or blessing

Individuals who want to read by this method in the Bible can, the replacement by note to replace.

literature

  • Oswald Hirmer , Georg Steins : Community in Word. Workbook for Bible sharing. Don Bosco Verlag , Munich 1999. ISBN 376981116X
  • Klaus Vellguth : A new way of being a church. Origin and spread of the small Christian communities and Bible sharing in Africa and Asia , Herder-Verlag , Freiburg 2005. ISBN 9783451288579
  • Klaus Vellguth: The Hermeneutics of Bible Sharing. When Christianity takes hold of its roots. In: Anzeiger für die Seelsorge. 116, 5/2007, pp. 20-23.
  • Klaus Vellguth: The hour of bible sharing was born. East and South African roots of a Bible pastoral method. In: Catholic Biblical Federation (ed.): Bulletin Dei Verbum. 84/85 (German edition), 3–4 / 2007, pp. 19–25. (Also available online in English: Klaus Vellguth: The Origins of Bible-Sharing. East and South African Roots of a Biblical Pastoral Method. In: Bulletin Dei Verbum. 84/85, pp. 19-25)
  • Klaus Vellguth: Between the inculturation of a prophetic approach and prophetic contextualization. In: Mariano Delgado, Michael Sievernich (ed.): Mission and prophecy in times of interculturality. FS for the 100th anniversary of the International Institute for Mission Science Research 1911–2011. St. Ottilien 2011, pp. 261-271.
  • Klaus Vellguth: Father of Bible Sharing. Obituary for Oswald Hirmer. In: Verbum SVD. 52 4/2011, pp. 511-513.
  • Klaus Vellguth: So that the flame burns. Paths of Bible Pastoral Care in Africa. In: Bible and Church. 67, 3/2012, pp. 176-180.

Web links

  • Bible sharing on www.die-bibel-lebt.de - Presentation of different variants of Bible sharing

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  1. ↑ Information on Bible sharing from the St. Bernhard community in Karlsruhe
  2. ↑ Klaus Vellguth: A new way of being church. Origin and spread of the Small Christian Communities and Bible Sharing in Africa and Asia . Herder Publishing House, Freiburg 2005.
  3. ↑ Exemplary representation: Bible sharing in 7 steps. On the website Small Christian Communities - Church of Participation of the international Catholic aid organization missio (accessed: February 15, 2016)