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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453688303321

Autore

Nicholls Rachel

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2008

ISBN

1-281-93701-0

9786611937010

90-474-2335-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Collana

Biblical interpretation series, , 0928-0731 ; ; v. 90

Disciplina

226.2/06

Soggetti

Hermeneutics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

Matthew 14:22-33--Nestle-Aland 27th edition and NRSV -- 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 -- Abstract.

Sommario/riassunto

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.