RT Article
T1 Wirkungsgeschichte, Reception History, Reception Theory
JF Journal for the study of the New Testament
VO 33
IS 2
SP 137
OP 146
A1 Knight, Mark 1972-
LA English
YR 2010
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1776994701
AB In an attempt to introduce Wirkungsgeschichte, reception history and reception theory, this article begins by considering the different histories each term carries. Although each term signals something slightly different, their collective effect is to raise questions about the historical-critical method that continues to dominate New Testament studies. The main focus of the article is Gadamer’s idea of Wirkungsgeschichte, a term that has, for good reason, been read in various ways by New Testament scholars. Acknowledging that different readings of the term exist, I turn to Gadamer’s broader thesis in Truth and Method and suggest that the purpose of Wirkungsgeschichte is to enable an interpretative conversation rather than to define a new scientific methodology.
K1 Wirkungsgeschichte
K1 reception theory
K1 Reception History
K1 Jauss
K1 Hermeneutics
K1 Gadamer
DO 10.1177/0142064X10385858