The present state of Old Testament studies in Europe and foreseeable directions for the future
Special Edition: Understanding the Old Testament in South Africa. Current European Old Testament scholarship is characterised by the spiritual climate of postmodernity. This accounts for the still increasing plurality of methods, none of which is accepted as ultimately decisive. First, the diachroni...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1994
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Old Testament essays
Year: 1994, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 25-32 |
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Synchronic approach
B Archaeological sciences B Historical Consciousness B Old Testament scholarship B Historical data B Literary Theory B Diachrony B Spiritual climate of postmodernity B Pluralism of creed B Quest for ultimate truth B Ethics B Linguistics B Biblical world-view |
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| Summary: | Special Edition: Understanding the Old Testament in South Africa. Current European Old Testament scholarship is characterised by the spiritual climate of postmodernity. This accounts for the still increasing plurality of methods, none of which is accepted as ultimately decisive. First, the diachronie and synchronic approach continue their course, both trying to integrate 'the explosion of knowledge' that is, the tremendous inflow of data from the historical and archaeological sciences on the one hand and from linguistics and literary theory on the other hand. Next, reader-response criticism is gaining importance, not only at the hermeneutical level but also in practice. The public in church and secular society no longer takes a passive stand with regard to exegetical studies but claims to have a say in the planning and communication of research. While classical Old Testament theology is waning, group- riented patterns of all-encompassing hermeneutics step into the void. The main challenge of Old Testament scholarship will be to bridge the gap between the biblical world-view and that of modern humankind. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_545 |
