A valuable, enlightening study … Many NT scholars will value this book, particularly for the study of reception of <i>hupotassein</i>. Those interested in hermeneutics will wish to pay special attention to Evans’ argument for the important place of historical criticism in Gadamer’s scheme.

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

Robert Evans’ <i>Reception History, Tradition and Biblical Interpretation</i> is an important discussion partner in the hermeneutics of reception history and is not to be missed by anyone with an interest in hermeneutics, reception history, and methodological issues of New Testament study.

The Two Cities

Evans has provided us with an invaluable guide to the legacy of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Hans-Robert Jauss. This book will provoke anyone embarking on research in the reception of the Bible to reflect more carefully on their appropriation of the concept of Wirkungsgeschichte.

Review of Biblical Literature

This study seeks to make a contribution to current debates about the nature of Wirkungsgeschichte or reception history and its place in contemporary Biblical Studies. The author addresses three crucial questions: the relationship between reception history and historical-critical exegesis; the form of reception history itself, with a focus on the issue of which acts of reception are selected and valorized; and the role of tradition, pre-judgements and theology in relation to reception history. Disagreements about these matters contribute to what many characterise as the fragmentation of the discipline of biblical studies.The study champions the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer as a theoretical resource for understanding biblical interpretation, and a way of holding together with integrity the varied activities undertaken within the discipline. Each aspect of the argument is illustrated, tested and further explored with reference to the post-history of exhortations in the New Testament to ‘be subject’. These have been widely cited and applied for 2,000 years – in literature, law and politics as well as in theological traditions. In this way the study makes a contribution not just to the theory but also the practice of reception history.
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Contents1. Introduction: impulses and parameters of this study 2. Reception history and historical-critical exegesis 3. The case study and historical-critical tools: genre and the Erwartungshorizont4. The case study and historical-critical tools: lexis and the Erwartungshorizont5. The case study and historical-critical tools: socio-historical setting and the Erwartungshorizont 6. Reception history and the progressive process 7. The case study: contours of a tradition in the Church 8. The case-study: contours of a tradition in literature 9. Reception history and theological hermeneutics 10. The case study and theological hermeneutics 11. Conclusion BibliographyIndex
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A valuable, enlightening study … Many NT scholars will value this book, particularly for the study of reception of hupotassein. Those interested in hermeneutics will wish to pay special attention to Evans’ argument for the important place of historical criticism in Gadamer’s scheme.
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An evaluation of current trends in biblical interpretation and an advocacy of the hermeneutical role of historical consciousness – using Gadamer’s hermeneutics and a case study in New Testament exhortations to ‘submit’.
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Helps to clarify the philosophical underpinning for Wirkungsgeschichte and Rezeptionsgeschichte offered by Hans-Georg Gadamer and Hans-Robert Jauss
Formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement, a book series that explores the many aspects of New Testament study including historical perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and theological, cultural and contextual approaches. The Early Christianity in Context series, a part of JSNTS, examines the birth and development of early Christianity up to the end of the third century CE. The series places Christianity in its social, cultural, political and economic context. The European Seminar on Christian Origins and Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Supplement are also part of JSNTS.
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ISBN
9780567666741
Publisert
2016-01-28
Utgiver
Vendor
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Vekt
463 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
328

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Robert Evans is Senior Lecturer in New Testament Theology at the University of Chester, UK.