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中国学术界的＂圣经学＂：回顾与展望
Biblical Studies in the Chinese Academia: Retrospect and Prospect
摘要
本文以叙述与评论方式“回顾”过去二十五年中国学术界“圣经学”的一般情况。基于当代中国的特殊国惰，这里所说的“圣经学”是附属在非常广义的“基督教研究”或其他人文学科之下的。文章特别强调，从1950到1980这三十年间的社会和政治环境根本不可能给圣经研究提供任何发展的空间和机会。是1978年开始的改革开放，给了当代中国基督教和圣经研究一个历史性和划时代的生机和契机。到了今天，广义的中国基督教研究不但已经被学术界肯定，有关非教徒研究基督教和圣经的争议基本上也不存在了。文章也指出中国圣经研究出版的缺乏，圣经作为文学研究的意义，圣经原文对圣经研究的重要性。同时也列举了近年来一些振奋人心的圣经学会议，谈到圣经的普及和圣经的中文翻译工作。圣经与国学的交叉研究和对话，将是今后要特别关注的课题。基督教和圣经研究所涉及的，不只是“学术”（academic）的，也应该是“实存性”（existential）的问题，后者对中国今后的发展和演变尤其重要。圣经研究在中国将来的发展很难预测。假设今后的社会和政治没有重大变更，本文也许可以用“谨慎的乐观”（guarded optimism）来表达对中国学术界圣经研究的展望。
並列摘要
This paper is a review of ＂biblical studies＂ in the Chinese academia in the last twenty-five years. However, in this particular case, ＂biblical studies＂ are subsumed under general ＂Christian studies＂ and in close connection with the humanities. From around 1950 to 1980 the socio-political environment in China made it virtually impossible for any serious Christian studies to exist, let alone develop, in the Chinese. academia. It was the reform and open policy inaugurated in 1978 that had given Christian studies a new lease of life and unprecedented opportunity to develop. Today, the place of Christian, including biblical studies, are generally recognized in the Chinese academia, and the legitimacy of the non-Christian's involvement in it is no longer being questioned. The lack of significant publication in biblical works is noted in the paper, while the value of the study of the Bible as literature and the importance of biblical languages are affirmed. Encouraging examples of biblical conferences in recent years are given, and the availability of the printed Bibles and its Chinese translation are mentioned. Special attention is drawn to the importance of Chinese biblical studies in close connection and dialogue with classical ＂national learning＂ (国学). It is pointed out that the issues and concerns of Chinese biblical studies are not just ＂academic＂, but also profoundly ＂existential＂. The latter is perhaps even more important and significant in the context of China's continuing development. The future of biblical studies in the Chinese academic is hard to predict, and given China's relative socio-political stability, the paper concludes with guarded optimism.