Reading with one eye closed? Or : what you miss when you do not read biblical texts multidimensionally

The methodological discussion between historical critics and textimmanent readers of the Old Testament is often articulated in terms of the distinction between synchrony and diachrony. Numerous scholars have shown in the debate that this distinction is artificial. Although one could distinguish betw...

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Main Author: Jonker, Louis C. 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2006
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2006, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-76
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:The methodological discussion between historical critics and textimmanent readers of the Old Testament is often articulated in terms of the distinction between synchrony and diachrony. Numerous scholars have shown in the debate that this distinction is artificial. Although one could distinguish between synchronic and diachronic perspectives, they cannot be separated. This paper is an attempt to take stock of how my own methodological thoughts have developed since the formulation of a multidimensional model in my dissertation (1993). I argue that our present methodological discussions should even go beyond the traditional distinction of synchrony and diachrony.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10520/EJC85769