Understanding religious texts : the role of models in biblical interpretation
The article is about exegesis and presuppositions from a philosophy of science point of view and concentrates on the fundamental and paradigmatic role of models of rationality (naive realism, positivism, instrumentalism and critical reaiism) in the process of biblical interpretation. The author poin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1987
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 1987, Volume: 5, Pages: 9-23 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The article is about exegesis and presuppositions from a philosophy of science point of view and concentrates on the fundamental and paradigmatic role of models of rationality (naive realism, positivism, instrumentalism and critical reaiism) in the process of biblical interpretation. The author points out that epistemological models form the basis for specific text theories and shows how text theories determine hermeneutical choices and thereby the eventual exegetical methodology employed by the exegete. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC-cfc493693 |