This essay explores the exegetical possibilities and boundaries of the history of religions approach to the New Testament. In part 1 it offers an overview of the history of historical critical exegesis of the New Testament from the magisterial research of the history of religions school to the newest approaches of historical Jesus research. In part 2, three hermeneutical problems for the exegete are outlined: the relationship between text and tradition, the relationship between early Christian literature and its surroundings and the relationship between the New Testament as an ancient collection and its reception today.
Personen: Tilly, Michael
Tilly, Michael:
Frühchristliche Religion als Wahrnehmungsobjekt und Erkenntnisprozess : Möglichkeiten und Grenzen eines religionsgeschichtlichen Zugangs zum Neuen Testament / Michael Tilly, 2014. - S.6-21