Why history matters : the place of historical consciousness in a multidimensional approach towards biblical interpretation

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dc.contributor.authorJonker, Louis C.
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-08T12:04:42Z
dc.date.available2013-10-08T12:04:42Z
dc.date.issued2013-09
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.ve.org.za/index.php/VEen_ZA
dc.description.abstractSince the linguistic turn of New Criticism and the advent of reader-response approaches in the previous century, the category of history has come under pressure in biblical interpretation. New developments in general historiography have also emphasised that the past is forever past, and that only constructions of the past remain. These developments bring many to the conclusion that the past offers no assistance in the interpretation process. In my paper I would like to re-emphasise that ‘historical consciousness’ does not mean an anachronistic clinging to something which no longer exists, but rather refers to the ability to sense the multidimensionality of interpretation, particularly in the case of ancient biblical texts.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipStellenbosch Universityen_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent7 p.
dc.identifier.citationJonker, L.C. 2013.Why history matters: the place of historical consciousness in a multidimensional approach towards biblical interpretation. Verbum Et Ecclesia, 34(2), doi:10.4102/ve.v34i2.775.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1609-9982 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2074-7705 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/ve.v34i2.775
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85454
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor holds the copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectBible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.en_ZA
dc.subjectBible. Old Testament -- Historiographyen_ZA
dc.subjectBible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.en_ZA
dc.titleWhy history matters : the place of historical consciousness in a multidimensional approach towards biblical interpretationen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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