Gospel Narrative and Critical Theory
Five modes of reading the gospel narratives are organized around the construction, or deconstruction, of meaning: meanings-as-reference in the historical, theological reading; meaning-as-narrative in the literary, formalist interpretation; meaning-as-consciousness according to receptionist aesthetic...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1988
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1988, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 130-136 |
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| Summary: | Five modes of reading the gospel narratives are organized around the construction, or deconstruction, of meaning: meanings-as-reference in the historical, theological reading; meaning-as-narrative in the literary, formalist interpretation; meaning-as-consciousness according to receptionist aesthetics; meaning-as-system in structuralism; and meaning-as-deferment in postmodernism. The purpose of this critical inventory goes beyond matters of method, for more is involved in these approaches than methodological correctness, let alone purity. Each mode of reading is informed by certain epistemological and theological claims, and different modes of reading are bound up with differing, and often competing, assumptions. In short, each reading constitutes interpretation from a different theoretical perspective. What is offered here is a hermeneutical slice of our recent history of reading the gospel narratives. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610798801800403 |