Die &lt;i&gt;liter&amp;#234;r-historiese&lt;/i&gt; lees van 'n teks

Human, Dirk J.

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“…Daar is weinig of geen van sy oudstudente wat sy metode van eksegese vandag nog navolg nie. Twee van sy oudstudente wat akademiese poste beklee (het), het in publikasies oor die metodiek van eksegese ruimte gemaak vir die historiese dimensie van eksegese (Human, 1999;Snyman, 1996). Snyman (1996:541) wil die kritiek teen immanente benaderings sou hulle ahistories wees, ernstig opneem en daarom moet teksimmanente of struktuurgerigte eksegetiese benaderings "verruim word om ook die historiese dimensie van 'n teks in te sluit".…”

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'n Kritiese evaluering van die bydrae van (prof.) WS Prinsloo tot die wetenskap van die Ou Testamen

Snyman

2022

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A critical evaluation of the contribution of (Prof.) WS Prinsloo to the study of the Old TestamentThis year marks 25 years since the untimely passing away of Prof. Willem Sterrenberg Prinsloo, the well-known Old Testament scholar and former dean of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria. It is thus an appropriate time to take stock of the legacy he had left behind and to endeavour a critical evaluation of his work. There is little doubt that Prinsloo exercised a tremendous influence on at least a generation of theological students who studied the Old Testament as part of their theological training. He also played an important part in a crucial stage in the academic study of the Old Testament in South Africa, especially during the last twenty years of the twentieth century.The problem addressed in this contribution is to provide the reader with a critical assessment of the contribution of Prinsloo to the study of the Old Testament. How Prinsloo's contribution to the study of the Old Testament may be evaluated is the central question asked in this article. The method followed in achieving this goal is to start by giving a brief overview of Prinsloo's career as a student and pastor in a local congregation before commencing an academic career as a staff member in the Department of Old Testament at the University of Pretoria. Secondly, a brief overview is given of the historical environment of Old Testament studies that coincided with Prinsloo's academic career. Prinsloo focused mainly on the psalms and consequently this investigation will especially concern itself with his publications on the psalms. However, his views on exegesis and the exegetical method he proposed will also be consulted. Lastly, a few conclusions are drawn in order to attempt an assessment of his contribution to Old Testament studies.The last three decades of the twentieth century were characterised by a close scrutiny of exegetical method. Whereas historical-critical methods focused on the development texts had undergone in the course of time, emphasis was now placed on texts in their so-called final form, irrespective of how these texts may have changed over time. Terms such as structural analysis, discourse analysis, text-immanent exegesis, diachronic or synchronic exegesis and surface structure vis-à-vis deep structure became part of the technical vocabulary scholars were using in the discussions regarding the topic of the exegesis of the Old Testament.It is within this context that Prinsloo developed his peculiar form of text-immanent exegesis. Although he acknowledges the value and achievements of historical-critical exegesis, he is quick to point out the fallacies and weaknesses of this method of exegesis. The main point of his criticism against historical-critical approaches to the Old Testament is that a study of the supposed changes to which texts had been subjected in the course of time resulted in a fragmentation of the text. The major advantage of text-immanent exegesis is the emphasis on the text in its final form.An ...

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'n Kritiese evaluering van die bydrae van (prof.) WS Prinsloo tot die wetenskap van die Ou Testamen

Snyman

2022

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“…Dié twee perspektiewe, te wete 'n sinkroniese en diakroniese perspektief op die teks, het nie alleen in die geskiedenis van Ou Testamentiese navorsing in Suid-Afrika 'n belangrike rol gespeel in die eksegetiese debat nie (vgl Le Roux 1993), maar is steeds op Suid-Afrikaanse Ou-Testamentici se tafels. Wat die onlangse verlede betref, kan byvoorbeeld die artikels van onder andere Deist (1995), Snyman (1996) en Human (1999) vermeld word. In elkeen van genoemde artikels kom die saak van 'n sinkroniese en 'n diakroniese benadering tot die teks, weliswaar op 'n eie manier by elkeen, aan die orde.…”

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Jesaja 36-39 - Sinkroniese en diakroniese lees van ’n teks

Roux

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2002

Verbum Eccles.

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Isaiah 36-39 - Sinchronic and diachronic reading of a text. There has been growing interest in the book of Isaiah, particularly with regard to the unity of the book. The current debate has grown out of the discontent of more and more researchers with the historical-critical methods and their results. The classical tripartition of Duhm, and especially his supporters’ application of it, is being queried. The unity of all 66 chapters of Isaiah is indicated as an alternative. The synchronic and diachronic approaches to the text are often played off against each other. An attempt is made to raise questions about both perspectives, showing that each approach has its shortcomings. However, by looking at the text from a diachronic as well as a synchronic perspective, an improved view of the rich variety of the text can be seen. In this article, Isaiah 36-39 serves as an illustration.

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Old Testament exegesis: Reflections on methodology

Groenewald

2007

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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The question of methodology remains important in dealing with biblical texts, given the fact that the Hebrew Bible is not an uncomplicated book. Its meaning is embedded in the history of the people who wrote it, read it, passed it on, rewrote it, and read it again. The question addressed in this article is in which manner should exegetes analyze texts? Which methodology should be followed during the exegetical process? What would be the most appropriate method to do justice to the texts of the Hebrew Bible? In both South African and European exegetical arena this debate is still continuing and over the past decades several contributions have kept it alive. The aim of this article is to make a contribution to this ongoing debate. It focuses primarily on Psalms and Pentat-euchal studies. The call is made upon exegetes to pursue a diachronically reflected synchronic reading

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Die <i>literêr-historiese</i> lees van 'n teks

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'n Kritiese evaluering van die bydrae van (prof.) WS Prinsloo tot die wetenskap van die Ou Testamen

'n Kritiese evaluering van die bydrae van (prof.) WS Prinsloo tot die wetenskap van die Ou Testamen

Jesaja 36-39 - Sinkroniese en diakroniese lees van ’n teks

Old Testament exegesis: Reflections on methodology

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