Method in Fourth Gospel Studies: A Way Out of the Impasse?
Is a rapprochement possible between text-immanent, narrative-critical approaches to texts such as the Fourth Gospel, and the more traditional historical-critical approaches that operate with a presumption of an 'ideal' original meaning which interpretation seeks to reconstruct? This essay...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1997
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 1997, Volume: 19, Issue: 66, Pages: 27-44 |
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| Summary: | Is a rapprochement possible between text-immanent, narrative-critical approaches to texts such as the Fourth Gospel, and the more traditional historical-critical approaches that operate with a presumption of an 'ideal' original meaning which interpretation seeks to reconstruct? This essay proposes two arguments, from Speech-Act theory and from the notion of 'ownership', to suggest that a meeting of minds is certainly possible—but that proponents of the narrative approaches will finally have to accept that the Fourth Gospel makes an inescapable historical claim which must be acknowledged. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X9701906603 |