Hermeneutik des Konkreten
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Susanne Plietzsch
Abstract
Jewish as well as Christian Biblical scholars of the 19th century were fascinated by the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. “The prophets” - who represented God’s will and were prepared to defy even those in political power - seemed to mirror the pioneer spirit of the time and its discourses of individuality. The scholarly dictum lex post prophetas gained not only historical, but also theological meaning. Based on a reading of passages from Wellhausen’s and Geiger’s works, this paper argues that both Jewish and Protestant Christian exegetes considered the prophets’ committed plea for human dignity and their ethical principles to be the original concepts of Israel. However, while the Protestant theologians did not leave their traditional anti-Jewish paradigms, the representatives of the Jewish reform saw the prophets as their advocates for their anti-ritualistic endeavors. Nevertheless, on a deep level the proponents of both views agree: They understand Judaism as based on a discourse of human dignity, of concrete and earthly ethical values. In Christian and in Jewish contexts this notion could become “dangerous knowledge” that challenged well-established theological concepts.
Abstract
Jewish as well as Christian Biblical scholars of the 19th century were fascinated by the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. “The prophets” - who represented God’s will and were prepared to defy even those in political power - seemed to mirror the pioneer spirit of the time and its discourses of individuality. The scholarly dictum lex post prophetas gained not only historical, but also theological meaning. Based on a reading of passages from Wellhausen’s and Geiger’s works, this paper argues that both Jewish and Protestant Christian exegetes considered the prophets’ committed plea for human dignity and their ethical principles to be the original concepts of Israel. However, while the Protestant theologians did not leave their traditional anti-Jewish paradigms, the representatives of the Jewish reform saw the prophets as their advocates for their anti-ritualistic endeavors. Nevertheless, on a deep level the proponents of both views agree: They understand Judaism as based on a discourse of human dignity, of concrete and earthly ethical values. In Christian and in Jewish contexts this notion could become “dangerous knowledge” that challenged well-established theological concepts.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Inhalt VII
- Einleitung 1
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Dialog und Emanzipation
- Orientalische Poesie als schönes Ganzes? 11
- Hermeneutik des Konkreten 25
- Re-Forming Professions 41
- Scripture and Separatism 57
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Bildung und Erziehung
- Wissensspeicher, Lehrbuch, Erkenntnisquelle 77
- Ordnungen religiösen Wissens 93
- Kinderbibeln als Mittel jüdischer Bibelauslegung 113
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Hermeneutik und Wissenschaft
- „Die niedere Kritik“ 139
- Samuel David Luzzatto and Abraham Geiger on the Textual Criticism of the Bible: Continuity or Conflict? 161
- Die Anfänge moderner Bibelwissenschaft in der Wiener Haskala 171
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Kommentare und Übersetzungen
- Bibelübersetzung und Kommentarwerk des liberalen Rabbiners Ludwig Philippson 197
- Zur Werkbiografie Benno Jacobs aus der Zeit vor seinen großen Kommentaren 215
- Der Ewige 233
- Herxheimers Bibelwerk 247
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Anhang
- Literaturverzeichnis 273
- Über die Autorinnen und Autoren 297
- Abbildungsverzeichnis 301
- Personenregister 303
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Inhalt VII
- Einleitung 1
-
Dialog und Emanzipation
- Orientalische Poesie als schönes Ganzes? 11
- Hermeneutik des Konkreten 25
- Re-Forming Professions 41
- Scripture and Separatism 57
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Bildung und Erziehung
- Wissensspeicher, Lehrbuch, Erkenntnisquelle 77
- Ordnungen religiösen Wissens 93
- Kinderbibeln als Mittel jüdischer Bibelauslegung 113
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Hermeneutik und Wissenschaft
- „Die niedere Kritik“ 139
- Samuel David Luzzatto and Abraham Geiger on the Textual Criticism of the Bible: Continuity or Conflict? 161
- Die Anfänge moderner Bibelwissenschaft in der Wiener Haskala 171
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Kommentare und Übersetzungen
- Bibelübersetzung und Kommentarwerk des liberalen Rabbiners Ludwig Philippson 197
- Zur Werkbiografie Benno Jacobs aus der Zeit vor seinen großen Kommentaren 215
- Der Ewige 233
- Herxheimers Bibelwerk 247
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Anhang
- Literaturverzeichnis 273
- Über die Autorinnen und Autoren 297
- Abbildungsverzeichnis 301
- Personenregister 303
