Historiography and Hermeneutics in Jesus Studies: An Examination of the Work of John Dominic Crossan and Ben F. Meyer. By Donald L. Denton, Jr
The aim of this monograph is to ‘analyse and compare’ the contributions of two New Testament scholars, John Dominic Crossan and Ben F. Meyer, to historical Jesus studies with a view to ‘framing what … are contrasting methodological options that have solidified in the field, options bearing on larger...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 59, Issue: 1, Pages: 266-268 |
| Review of: | Historiography and hermeneutics in Jesus studies (London [u.a.] : T&T Clark International, 2004) (Paget, James Carleton)
Historiography and hermeneutics in Jesus studies (London [u.a.] : T&T Clark International, 2004) (Paget, James Carleton) |
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| Summary: | The aim of this monograph is to ‘analyse and compare’ the contributions of two New Testament scholars, John Dominic Crossan and Ben F. Meyer, to historical Jesus studies with a view to ‘framing what … are contrasting methodological options that have solidified in the field, options bearing on larger issues of both historiography and hermeneutics’ (p. 8). These options are framed with the ultimate purpose ‘of formulating a rationale for a historiographic contribution to Jesus studies’, what Denton will term ‘narrative intelligibility’., Denton begins by discussing the work of Crossan. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flm185 |