Falsifiable Hypotheses, Alternate Hypotheses and the Methodological Conundrum of Biblical Exegesis
It has become fashionable to bemoan the state of diachronic biblical criticism since the application of its method involves subjective judgments. Should diachronic criticism be laid to rest? This programmatic essay engages Popper’s view of scientific propositions as falsifiable hypotheses, and reeva...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2020]
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Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Year: 2020, Volume: 132, Issue: 3, Pages: 383-401 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Judge 19-21
/ Exodus
/ Hermeneutics
/ Textual criticism
/ Method
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Bibel. Deuteronomium, 1-12
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| Summary: | It has become fashionable to bemoan the state of diachronic biblical criticism since the application of its method involves subjective judgments. Should diachronic criticism be laid to rest? This programmatic essay engages Popper’s view of scientific propositions as falsifiable hypotheses, and reevaluates the importance of alternate hypotheses. The discussion considers the way the different purposes of scholars inform their practice of method and their evaluation of opposing explanations. The methodological observations are illustrated with examples from the Covenant Code and Deut 1-12. |
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| ISSN: | 1613-0103 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zaw-2020-3001 |