Tradition and interpretation - two methodological remarks
The use of the Old Testament in the New remains a fascinating subject in Biblical studies. It is not difficult to find a variety of reasons for this sustained interest: reasons of a textual, hermeneutical, historical and systematical nature. In certain respects the use of the OT in the New provides...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
NTWSA
1973
|
| In: |
Neotestamentica
Year: 1973, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-103 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Re-interpretation B Judaism B Difference in interpretation B Christianity B Biblical Interpretation |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (JSTOR) Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The use of the Old Testament in the New remains a fascinating subject in Biblical studies. It is not difficult to find a variety of reasons for this sustained interest: reasons of a textual, hermeneutical, historical and systematical nature. In certain respects the use of the OT in the New provides the researcher with ideal 'laboratory' conditions in that it resembles a situation similar to that of contemporary interpretation itself: here we have a group of believers (the early church) or individual authors (the evangelists/apostles) using the OT as authoritative text as point of departure for their proclamation and investigation of the gospel message. The analogies (and differences) with the present situation need not be developed further. Of added importance is the extensive comparative data from Rabbinic and Qumran sources in the form of targum, pesher and midrash texts, which proves to be very illuminating for the understanding of NT interpretation techniques. This is one reason for the extensive work carried out in this field in recent times. In his excellent survey of recent research, Miller reaches the conclusion that for the time being there is no need for further comprehensive treatments of the use of the OT in the NT. Of more importance is an evaluation of the results obtained so far. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_42 |