Reception History, Tradition and Biblical Interpretation

by Robert Evans and Robert Evans

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567666743
• ISBN13: 9780567666741
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"