Redaction, Contextualization and the Sayings of Jesus

Vorster, Willem S.; Botha, J. Eugene

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“…Formgeschichte is a very problematic venture, but one can no longer analyse the gospels as if Formgeschichte does not exist. Redaction criticism, in terms of establishing textual communication, was a failure, but it is still the best explanation for many characteristics of the data about Jesus according to Vorster (1980;1982a;1982b;. Vorster forced us to sharpen our methodological awareness: to move beyond a mere rejection or an uncritical repetition of conventional analytical tools.…”

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Historical Jesus research and relevance in South Africa

Botha

2009

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Original ResearchArticle #154(page number not for citation purposes) HISTORICAL JESUS RESEARCH AND RELEVANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA aBstractA brief review of signifi cant developments in South African historical Jesus research during the past three decades is given. Although historical Jesus investigations are not characteristic or even dominant in South African New Testament scholarship, some of the achievements of the scholars working in this fi eld are not only signifi cant contributions to the discipline but are also of considerable relevance to the challenges facing biblical scholarship in general in the South African context. South African historical Jesus publications show a distinct development from the almost unproblematic application of Jesus' words and actions at the earlier stage to a sophisticated and nuanced juxtaposing and interrelating of modern and ancient settings at the present time. It is suggested that these developments can contribute to the exploration of alternative and appropriate theological discourses.

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Section: Willem S Vorstermentioning

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Historical Jesus research and relevance in South Africa

Botha

2009

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The Spelling Eye Versus the Listening Ear: Oral Poetics and New Testament Writings

Botha

2018

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Concepts such as orality, media criticism, manuscript culture, oral reading and performance have been introduced to New Testament scholarship since the 1980s, but their impact on and contribution to mainstream research are still in question. A resurgent interest in these socio-cultural notions is raising fundamental questions about approaches to and conclusions about early Christian texts. Some of the implications and possibilities of these developments are reviewed and briefly illustrated. Rather than emphasising another method or 'criticism' that could be 'added' to the repertoire of biblical scholarship, it is proposed that a multifaceted conceptualising of 'speaking-hearing-remembering', an 'oral poetics', inform NT scholarship.

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Redaction, Contextualization and the Sayings of Jesus

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Historical Jesus research and relevance in South Africa

Historical Jesus research and relevance in South Africa

The Spelling Eye Versus the Listening Ear: Oral Poetics and New Testament Writings

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