Walking on the water : reading Mt. 14:22-33 in the light of its Wirkungsgeschichte / by Rachel Nicholls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholls, Rachel.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series 0928-0731 ; v. 90.

Biblical interpretation series, 0928-0731 ; v. 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Matthew XIV, 22-33--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002.

Gadamer, Hans-Georg.

Hermeneutics.

Physical Description:

220 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2008]

Summary:

The concept of Wirkungsgeschichte is gaining ground in New Testament Studies. It involves the gathering of diverse interpretations of a text, but can it offer significant exegetical results or is it merely a form of cultural stamp collecting? This book explores the background of Wirkungsgeschichte in the philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer and applies the theory to a single pericope, Mt 14:22-33. Traditional historical and literary examinations of this story are brought into conversation with six works of art and a number of nineteenth century theological texts. The result is an enriched interpretation which fruitfully alerts us to the narrowness of the vision of our own time and place.

Contents:

Introduction to the project and a description of Wirkungsgeschichte

A historical critical examination of Mt. 14:22-33

A literary critical examination of Mt. 14:22-33

'Effects' of Mt. 14:22-33 in some nineteenth-century theological texts

Some visual 'effects' of Mt. 14:22-33

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-213) and indexes.

ISBN:

9004163743

9789004163744

OCLC:

179104315