Religião, sacrifícios humanos e hermenêutica : um estudo a partir da historia da interpretação do sacrifício da filha de Jefté em Jz 11,29-40

Abstract

Among the biblical texts that have been discussed more by his interpreters is Judges 11,29-40 whose narrative describes the sacrifice of Jephthah s daughter who somehow was carried out his own father. The Judeo-Christian-contemporary tradition focused on different looks this portion. A history of exegesis as prolific as this implies a relevant question about the nature of the hermeneutic process: the extent to which ethical and religious factors external to the text itself influence the truth about it. This concern involves the core of this proposed study. The same concern is present in the work of the philosopher HG Gadamer's hermeneutical theory which stressed the historicity and finitude of the interpreter. The concepts of fusion of horizons, tradition and pre-concept may help to elucidate the different perceptions on this story so intriguing. At the same time open up the discussion of hermeneutical theory adequate to deal with religious texts. In this work, this will happen from an evaluation of the so-called "new hermeneutics" here represented by Gadamer, highlighting its contributions and limitations