Creation and covenant in a via media position: The example of J.J.P. Valeton Jr

The year 2012 marked the centenary of the death of the Utrecht Old Testament scholar J.J.P. Valeton Jr (1848–1912). He was a representative of the ‘via media’ approach of Dutch theology, which aimed at joining critical scholarship and piety, by avoiding the pitfalls of modernism as well as orthodoxy...

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Autore principale: Becking, Bob 1951- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: 2013
In: HTS teologiese studies
Anno: 2013, Volume: 69, Fascicolo: 1
Altre parole chiave:B James Alfred Loader
B Covenant as an Expression Of
B Interrelationship Between Critical Scholarship and Piety and Between Modernism and Orthodoxy
B JJP Valeton ‘Via Media’ Approach of Dutch Theology
B Old Testament Studies
B Genesis 1–3
B Utrecht University
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Riepilogo:The year 2012 marked the centenary of the death of the Utrecht Old Testament scholar J.J.P. Valeton Jr (1848–1912). He was a representative of the ‘via media’ approach of Dutch theology, which aimed at joining critical scholarship and piety, by avoiding the pitfalls of modernism as well as orthodoxy. Valeton accepted the critical analysis of Graf, Kuenen, and Wellhausen, but meanwhile remained a pious person. This article will discuss Valeton’s contributions to critical scholarship of Genesis 1–3 as well as his profound ideas on ‘covenant’ as an expression of ‘friendship’. Loader’s distinction between ‘knowledge open to faith’ and ‘knowledge open for scientific approach’ is very helpful in understanding the works and ideas of Valeton.
ISSN:2072-8050
Comprende:Enthalten in: HTS teologiese studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/hts.v69i1.1989