Feasible Researches in Historical Jesus Tradition: A Critical Response to Chris Keith

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-61
Author(s):  
F. Gerald Downing
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Clear Distinction ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Feasible Method ◽  
Memory Theory ◽  
Critical Response ◽  
Historical Tradition

In his programmatic article, ‘The Narratives of the Gospels and the Historical Jesus: Current Debates, Prior Debates, and the Goal of Historical Jesus Research’, Chris Keith argues for a very clear distinction between two styles or types of historiography (Keith 2016). One searches ‘behind’ the gospel texts for ‘authentic’ matter; the other, according to Keith, the only ‘feasible’ method, allowing for ‘memory theory’ in particular, is to discern how ‘the tradition’ developed, and only thence generate theoretical reconstructions of a Jesus who may have originally prompted it. It is argued here that this presents an unsustainable dichotomy, for the historical tradition(s) of the first Christians also themselves ‘lie behind’ our texts, and imaginative searches for both Jesus and Jesus traditions have to proceed hand in hand.

scholarly journals Yes and No: A Critical Response to F. Gerald Downing

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-72
Author(s):  
Chris Keith
Keyword(s):  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Memory Theory ◽  
Critical Response

This essay replies to F. Gerald Downing’s critical response to my article ‘The Narratives of the Gospels and the Historical Jesus: Current Debates, Prior Debates and the Goal of Historical Jesus Research’ (Keith 2016). I focus on four matters: ‘authenticity’, ‘memory theory’, ‘tradition’ and the concept of going ‘behind’ the text.

Incarnation as Awakening: Katsumi Takizawa Reading Karl Barth

Exchange ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-155
Author(s):  
Susanne Hennecke
Keyword(s):  
Karl Barth ◽  
The Other ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Kyoto School ◽  
Dialectical Theology ◽  
Christian Theologian ◽  
The One ◽  
Open Question

AbstractThis contribution deals with the thinking of the Buddhist philosopher and Christian theologian Katsumi Takizawa (1909-1984) on incarnation. Firstly, it gives a short biographical and theological introduction to Takizawa, who was influenced not only by the "father" of the so-called dialectical theology, Karl Barth, but also by one of the famous figures of the Kyoto-school, the philosopher Kitaro Nishida.This contribution concentrates, secondly, on Takizawa's the-anthropological re-interpretation of the incarnation. It is argued that for Takizawa incarnation has to be seen as an awakening of the historical Jesus (or other historical phenomena) to what he calls the original fact: the eternal relationship between God and man.Thirdly, this contribution discusses the the-anthropological thinking of Takizawa about incarnation in five short points. Apart from the positive challenges of Takizawa's thinking especially for the theology of Karl Barth, it marks clearly the most thrilling point between Takizawa's thinking on the one side and that of scholars in Barthian theology on the other side. The open question that comes up is if incarnation really can be thought without a historical mediation or mediator, as Takizawa seems to claim.

scholarly journals Waarom Jesus-studies?

2000 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Geyser
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
New Historicism ◽  
Social Standing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Interests ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Historical Nature

Why Jesus studies? Present-day historical Jesus studies are the epistemological product of what has become known as the New Historicism. The aim of the article is to emphasize two aspects of the New Historicism as epistemological approach. The one aspect focuses on the profitability of this endeavour and the other on the historical nature of the New Historicism. As far as profitability is concerned, the social standing and identity of the researcher are emphasized. Among otherthings, the social interests of the researcher are taken into account. Concerning the historical nature of this kind of research, a distinction is drawn between the Jesus of history and the Jesus of faith. The aim of the article is to gain clarity on the relationship between the Jesus of history (pre-Easter) and the Jesus of faith (post-Easter). J D Crossan's exposition of the reasons for Jesus studies is followed. He distinguishes three reasons: historical, ethical and theological.

Jesus at the Crossroads of Inference and Imagination

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-89
Author(s):  
Jordan J. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Social Memory ◽  
Philosophy Of History ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Historical Imagination ◽  
Memory Theory ◽  
Methodological Foundation ◽  
Question And Answer

A significant re-evaluation of the historiographical methods and approaches used in historical Jesus research has been underway in recent years. Some scholars have begun to look to social memory theory for a way forward. Although social memory theory provides some valuable insights, a solid methodological foundation is still lacking. The intention of this article is to advance the discussion by drawing attention to R.G. Collingwood’s contributions to the philosophy of history and historiography in The Idea of History (1946). In particular, I will discuss his historiographical principles of inference, evidence, question and answer, historical imagination, along with his critique of ‘scissors-and-paste’. These principles have the potential to form the foundation of a theoretically grounded historiographical practice in Jesus research.

Alexander’s Comrades in the Chronicle of John Malalas

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-485
Author(s):  
Benjamin Garstad
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Alexander The Great ◽  
Marked Contrast ◽  
Seminal Work ◽  
Historical Tradition ◽  
Over Time

As a rule in the historical tradition, over time the larger cast of characters behind a series of events, the king and his court, is distilled down to the person of a single actor, the king, while his ministers and lieutenants are consigned to oblivion. Alexander the Great is by and large an exception to this rule. His Companions play important roles in his reign and campaigns, his character is developed to a great extent in his relations with them, and they rise to prominence in their own right as his successors; they form an indispensable part of the memory of Alexander. This is certainly true of the account of Alexander in the Chronographia of John Malalas, the seminal work of the Byzantine chronicle tradition. The men surrounding Alexander are referred to repeatedly, in marked contrast to the other historical personages who feature in the Chronographia. The terms that Malalas uses of Alexander’s Companions, however, are unusual, and require some interpretation. And the prominence of his Companions in this narrative seems intended to contribute to an essentially, but subtly negative depiction of Alexander by recalling the most disreputable incidents in Alexander’s career, which usually involved his Companions.

Should and ought: the rise of individually oriented modality in American English

1997 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Myhill
Keyword(s):  
American English ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clear Distinction ◽  
Modal System ◽  
Common Opinion ◽  
Using Data ◽  
First Time

Using data drawn from twenty American plays written since 1889, this paper analyzes the usage of the weak obligation modals should and ought, which previous researchers (e.g. Coates, 1983; Leech, 1987; Palmer, 1987) have regarded as essentially synonymous. It is shown that there is a clear distinction between these words, with should expressing individual opinions and ought emphasizing a common opinion regarding the obligation in question. This use of obligation should does not occur in five plays written between 1889 and 1911, appearing for the first time in this database in a play written in 1926. The development of obligation should parallels other changes in the modal system which have taken place at the same time – as should has increased in frequency, so have the other individually-oriented modals got to and gonna, and as ought has declined in frequency, so have the other group-oriented modals must and will.

The Authenticity of the First Passion Prediction and the Origin of Mark 8.31-33

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-253
Author(s):  
Michael Vicko Zolondek
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Historical Jesus ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Impending Death

AbstractThis article presents arguments that the first passion prediction in Mk 8.31 is part of an authentic core lying behind Mk 8.31-33. The author will demonstrate that the objections raised against the authenticity of the first passion prediction are weakened considerably when subjected to close scrutiny. Nothing demands that one designate it as a vaticinium ex eventu; it lacks that which one would expect to find if it were a creation of the early church; and there is no plausible tradition-history that accounts for Mk 8.31-33. On the other hand, the arguments in favour of its authenticity are quite convincing. Jesus elsewhere is aware of and vocal about his impending death; the prediction is the fulcrum upon which highly embarrassing elements of Mk 8.31-33 rest; Mk 8.31-33 is likely independently attested in Mt. 16.21-23; and the most economical and comprehensive explanation as to the origin of Mk 8.31-33 is that the historical Jesus predicted his death. The author will not address the authenticity of Jesus' prediction of his resurrection, and, therefore, it will not be included here as part of the authentic core of Mk 8.31-33.

A Few Steps Toward an Anthropology of the Iconoclastic Gesture

1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-83
Author(s):  
Bruno Latour
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Clear Distinction ◽  
The One

The ArgumentA large part of our critical acumen depends on a clear distinction between what is real and what is constructed, what is out there in the nature of things and what is in there in the representation we make of them. Something has been lost however for the sake of this clarity and a heavy price has been paid for this dichotomy between ontological questions on the one hand and the epistemological questions on the other: it has become impossible to understand the simplest features of action. What the critical gesture smashes into pieces is precisely the very possibility of hearing as synonyms the two sentences, “I have fabricated it well, thus it is autonomous.” The paper tries to find a way to avoid the critical gesture and link again together facts and fetishes, producing this rather strange hybrid: factishes.

scholarly journals UN REPER FUNDAMENTAL AL ESHATOLOGIEI: DISTINCȚIA DINTRE NECREAT ȘI CREAT, DAR NU ȘI INCOMPATIBILITATEA COMUNIUNII LOR

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Mădălin-Ștefan PETRE ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Clear Distinction ◽  
Divine Grace ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
The Universe ◽  
The Church ◽  
Second Coming

Orthodox eschatology is based, on the one hand, on the affirmation of the clear distinction between the uncreated nature of God and the created nature of His creatures, and, on the other hand, on the possibility of their union through divine Grace. Towards this eschatological union creation is called ontologically, through the divine reasons based on Reason-Christ, Who draws to Himself man and the universe, because He is at the same time Cause and Target, Alpha and Omega. The Church is working and preparing for the Feast of the Great Union, which will take place at the Second Coming of the Lord

scholarly journals West(ern urbanism): A part of social fantasy space

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-253
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Kušić
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clear Distinction ◽  
The West ◽  
Contemporary Approach ◽  
The Way

New Belgrade represents one of the most intensively built and criticized settlements of the socialist Yugoslavia. Its contemporary criticism is shaped, like most of Serbian architectural historiography, by a belief in the clear distinction between selfness and otherness, contemporariness and out-datedness. The question of a contemporary approach is set, within this discourse, as a matter of the ability or will to see clearly the development of the Other, in whose reflection one's own development (through the elimination or acquisition of inner Otherness) can flourish. This paper is dedicated to the exposure of the essential limitation of these distinctions. By pointing to the way that the West and western urbanism were envisioned within three moments of New Belgrade socialist history, this paper tends to point out that these visions are nothing more but parts of a wider Lacanian social fantasy space, i.e. that the realism of their gaze is based on the possibility of a placement within the fantasy space of the current or desired social order.

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