8. Paradigms in Biblical Studies
• Historical-Critical
Approaches (“behind
the text”)
• Literary Approaches
(“in the text”)
9. Paradigms in Biblical Studies
• Historical-Critical
Approaches (“behind
the text”)
• Literary Approaches
(“in the text”)
• Reader-Oriented
Approaches
(“in front of the text”)
10. [Perspectives]
“Styles” of theorizing (i.e. theories) that
determine the models used through preference
for certain theories and research objectives.
12. Perspectives
• Form Criticism
‣ M. Dibelius: constructive
perspective; Sitz im Leben
explains forms (“top
down”)
‣ R. Bultmann: analytical
perspective; forms explain
Sitz im Leben (“bottom
up”)
14. Models (Dibelius)
• Paradigms (παράδειγμα, ‘example’) - “short
narratives”
• Tales - descriptions of Jesus’ miracles; picture Jesus
as having divine nature
• Legends - stories portraying Jesus as a holy person
• Myths - describe the divine breaking into natural
world
• Exhortations - sayings of Jesus directed toward
everyday living
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Historical approaches: began as reaction to dogmatics/dogmatism; Semler: “The most important factor...is that one know the linguistic range of the Bible quite surely and exactly, and also distinguish the historical circumstances of a biblical discourse and be able to reconstruct them.”\n\nLiterary approaches: the basic presupposition of literary approaches is that the Bible, although authored by God, is a literary product/artifact and validity of varying readings of a text is adjudicated with reference to evidence provided in the text itself.\n\nReader-Oriented approaches: the basic presupposition of these approaches is that the meaning of a text derives, not from the text itself, but from the readers. Different readers/communities are situated in distinctive cultural settings and approach the text from diverse presuppositions and therefore “hear” or construe the same text(s) differently.\n
Historical approaches: began as reaction to dogmatics/dogmatism; Semler: “The most important factor...is that one know the linguistic range of the Bible quite surely and exactly, and also distinguish the historical circumstances of a biblical discourse and be able to reconstruct them.”\n\nLiterary approaches: the basic presupposition of literary approaches is that the Bible, although authored by God, is a literary product/artifact and validity of varying readings of a text is adjudicated with reference to evidence provided in the text itself.\n\nReader-Oriented approaches: the basic presupposition of these approaches is that the meaning of a text derives, not from the text itself, but from the readers. Different readers/communities are situated in distinctive cultural settings and approach the text from diverse presuppositions and therefore “hear” or construe the same text(s) differently.\n
Historical approaches: began as reaction to dogmatics/dogmatism; Semler: “The most important factor...is that one know the linguistic range of the Bible quite surely and exactly, and also distinguish the historical circumstances of a biblical discourse and be able to reconstruct them.”\n\nLiterary approaches: the basic presupposition of literary approaches is that the Bible, although authored by God, is a literary product/artifact and validity of varying readings of a text is adjudicated with reference to evidence provided in the text itself.\n\nReader-Oriented approaches: the basic presupposition of these approaches is that the meaning of a text derives, not from the text itself, but from the readers. Different readers/communities are situated in distinctive cultural settings and approach the text from diverse presuppositions and therefore “hear” or construe the same text(s) differently.\n
Historical approaches: began as reaction to dogmatics/dogmatism; Semler: “The most important factor...is that one know the linguistic range of the Bible quite surely and exactly, and also distinguish the historical circumstances of a biblical discourse and be able to reconstruct them.”\n\nLiterary approaches: the basic presupposition of literary approaches is that the Bible, although authored by God, is a literary product/artifact and validity of varying readings of a text is adjudicated with reference to evidence provided in the text itself.\n\nReader-Oriented approaches: the basic presupposition of these approaches is that the meaning of a text derives, not from the text itself, but from the readers. Different readers/communities are situated in distinctive cultural settings and approach the text from diverse presuppositions and therefore “hear” or construe the same text(s) differently.\n