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Historiography and Hermeneutics in Jesus Studies : an Examinaiton of the Work of John Dominic Crossan and Ben F. Meyer

This work identifies two distinct methodological approaches in Jesus studies, as represented by the work of two prominent historical Jesus scholars, Dominic Crossan and Ben Meyer. Crossan's work is the apotheosis of a venerable approach centered on ""tradition criticism."" Meyer offered a critique of this approach in the form of a historiographic ""holism."" This work brings Meyer's proposals to light in a sharp comparison with the historiographic assumptions he criticized. It goes beyond Meyer, recognizing the full significance of narrativity in historical method
eBook, English, 2004
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2004
1 online resource (249 pages).
9780567298706, 0567298701
1052899757
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Part I JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN AND TRADITION CRITICISM
Chapter 1 THE EARLY CROSSAN: POST-HISTORIOGRAPHIC STRUCTURALISM
Chapter 2 THE LATER CROSSAN: THE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Chapter 3 THE METHOD CONSIDERED
Part II BEN MEYER AND CRITICAL REALISM
Chapter 4 EPISTEMOLOGY AND HERMENEUTICS
Chapter 5 HISTORIOGRAPHY
Chapter 6 MEYER'S METHOD IN PRACTICE. Part III HISTORIOGRAPHY PROPOSALS: FROM HOLISM TO NARRATIVE INTELLIGIBILITY
Chapter 7 HOLISM AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
Chapter 8 NARRATIVE INTELLIGIBILITY
Appendix 1 THE CRITERIA OF AUTHENTICITY: CRITICISMS AND NEW DIRECTIONS
Appendix 2 VARIETIES OF CRITICAL REALISM
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Authors