Tracking the pathways opened by Willem Vorster in historical Jesus research
Willem Vorster did not construe a life of the historical Jesus. He, however, opened pathways in studying some features of what is nowadays referred to as the Third Quest for the Historical Jesus. The following aspects received attention in his work: the epistemology of 'post-critical' hist...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1994, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 235-251 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Historicity of Jesus Christ B Vorster B Historical Jesus research B W.S B Chrstianity |
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| Summary: | Willem Vorster did not construe a life of the historical Jesus. He, however, opened pathways in studying some features of what is nowadays referred to as the Third Quest for the Historical Jesus. The following aspects received attention in his work: the epistemology of 'post-critical' historical research, the presuppositions regarding the 'Jewishness' of Jesus, the issue of whether the historical Jesus should be seen as either an eschatological prophet or a wisdom teacher, the use of metaphors for understanding Jesus' identity, and the relevance of historical Jesus research for the 'new' South Africa. This essay aims at tracking some pathways opened by Vorster in the above-mentioned studies for future historical Jesus research. Three directions have been identified as issues that can be considered: the role of the canon as the boundary for investigation, the methodology and criteria regarding the process of the divinization of Jesus and the dynamics behind this process, and the relevance of the Jesus of history for Native Africans, studied from a cross- cultural perspective. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_405 |