History of Interpretation
Introduction z
We not the first
Jewish Interpretation z
Rabbinic Judaism z Halakah
– rule to go by z Haggadah – a telling z Depends
heavily upon rabbinic interpretive tradition.
z Literally
z
Hellenistic Judaism z Influence
z
of platonic philosophy
Qumran Community z Branch
of Judaism – Essenes
Apostolic Period (ca AD 30-100) Jesus’ literal fulfillment of OT prophecy z Typological – to find represented on OT z Literal-contextual – normal meaning z Principle / application – not literally Compares with and depart from contemporary Jewish Interpretation methods
Patristic Period (ca AD 100-590) z
Apostolic Fathers (ca AD 100-150) z z
Instruct believers in Christian doctrine Defend faith against Jewish argument z z
z
Alexandria Vs Antioch (ca AD 150-400) z z
z
Typology Allegory
Philo of Alexandria – allegory – NeoPlatonism Philo of Antioch – theoria – insight – historical
Church Councils (ca AD 400-590) z
Greater authority to the church
Middle Ages (ca AD 590-1500) Traditional Interpretation z Interpretive gloss z
z Literal
/ historical z Allegorical / doctrinal z Moral / tropological z Anagogical / eschatological
Reformation (ca AD 1500-1650) z
Sola Scriptura – many effect z Rejection
to the allegory
Post Reformation (ca AD 1650-1800) Pietism z Rasionalism z
Modern Period (ca AD 1800-present) z
Nineteenth Century z Historical-critical z Source
z
criticism
Twentieth Century z Form
z
methods
criticism
Post War I z Neo-orthodoxy
z
Post War II z Redaction
criticism z New hermeneutic