Social Memory Theory and the Enigmatic Mediated Past in Historical Jesus Research

The recent appropriation of social memory theory in Jesus studies has brought us to a fork in the road in relation to what is meant by a continuity of remembrances about Jesus. Currently, the common claim among many Jesus scholars is that the past of Jesus is knowable through or is contained within...

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Main Author: Hatina, Thomas R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Novum Testamentum
Year: 2024, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 141-166
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jesus Christus / Historicity / Memory / Memory / Gospels
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
HD Early Judaism
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
ZA Social sciences
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Historiography
B Gospels
B Historical Jesus
B social memory theory
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Summary:The recent appropriation of social memory theory in Jesus studies has brought us to a fork in the road in relation to what is meant by a continuity of remembrances about Jesus. Currently, the common claim among many Jesus scholars is that the past of Jesus is knowable through or is contained within the memory process, not behind it or apart from it. Mnemonic processes and their text-products are regarded as a means to an historical end as opposed to being an end in and of themselves. The main problem presented in this article is that the pervading references to, and assumptions about, the mediated past as a potential link between the evangelists’ present and the actual past of Jesus lack the clarification and critical support that is needed for advancing historical Jesus research.
ISSN:1568-5365
Contains:Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341735