Deciphering Authenticity or Inauthenticity in People or Things (Matt. 7:15-20): Key to Understanding the Igbo Concept “Onebunne” (Published)
Authenticity is the greatest virtue that is eluding humanity today and inauthenticity has invaded all aspects of human vocations and carriers. This is why Jesus was primarily against the Pharisees, Scribes, and it was the fundamental reason he calls them, “blind guides” and even “hypocrites” (Matt. 23). Yet, in the eyes of the Jews, the Pharisees, Chief Priests and Scribes are the best. They pretentiously behave as if they are the best. In the same way, our society today is filled with pretentious men and women. The implication is that among politicians, civil servants, clergymen and women, medical doctors, Christians and non-Christians, Muslims and non-Muslims, lawyers, and others, there exists authentic ones and inauthentic ones. The worst is that the inauthentic most often resembles the authentic hence deceptions are everywhere even in the assembly of believers. That is why Jesus in his wisdom warned his disciples to beware of false prophets who come to them in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves (Matt. 7:15). The problem is, how does one know and distinguish the counterfeit from the original since they look alike? This paper aims at understanding the Igbo concept of “Onebunne” in the context of deciphering false prophets from authentic prophets through their fruits. Textual Criticism and Thematic Interpretative method of exegesis were used both in the interpretation of Matt. 7:15-20 and the concept “Onebunne”. Significantly, this paper will be very relevant to all Igbos and non-Igbos for it exposes the full import of the concept “Onebunne.”
Citation:Ezeogamba, Anthony Ikechukwu (2021) Deciphering Authenticity or Inauthenticity in People or Things (Matt. 7:15-20): Key to Understanding the Igbo Concept “Onebunne”, Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.9, No.8, pp.33-45
Keywords: Authenticity, Inauthenticity, onebunne
Digitisation versus authenticity: towards digital representation of museum artefacts (Published)
Educating and engaging museum audience in contemporary times have become imperative considering the increasing persistent information society which has brought about the need for museums to utilize new methods of disseminating information. Digitisation therefore has become the new instrument for access and preservation in museums but can be perceived as a threat to authenticity. Loss of authenticity of artefacts through reproduction could result in the loss of connection between the audience and the artefacts otherwise known as aura. The object value with respect to authenticity and aura will be discussed in this paper in relation to digitisation. A theoretical approach will be used in exploring how authenticity can be used as a tool to validate digitisation of artefacts used in the representation of culture.
Keywords: Authenticity, Culture, artefacts, aura, digitisation, reproduction