Walking on the Water: Reading Mt. 14:22-33 in the Light of Its WirkungsgeschichteThe 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
Chapter One Introduction to the Project and a Description of Wirkungsgeschichte | 1 |
2233 | 29 |
2233 | 73 |
2233 in some NineteenthCentury Theological Texts | 99 |
2233 | 127 |
Chapter Six Conclusion | 187 |
Abstract | 201 |
Bibliography | 203 |
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