並列摘要
In the 1960s, French thinkers such as Roland Barthes and Derrida initiated the theoretical debates on writing. To focus on the presently much discussed role of writing, it is useful to notice first of all the role of written texts in certain religions, especially those with Scriptures in the strict sense. Therefore, this essay offers a more detailed study of writing, written text, and Scripture in one tradition, Christianity, and argues that a future comparative hermeneutics of writing in the religions needs to direct attention to the radical difference among the three Western monotheistic traditions themselves on the issues of writing, word, and revelation, as well as on the distinct role of writing in non-scriptural traditions and, even more so, in traditions not centered around a written text. Furthermore, a focus on writing in religious studies offers many other possibilities for scholarly critical reflection.