Jesus at the Crossroads of Inference and Imagination
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 methodol...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
Year: 2015, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 66-89 |
RelBib Classification: | HC New Testament TK Recent history |
Further subjects: | B
R.G. Collingwood
criteria of authenticity
evidence
historical imagination
historical Jesus
historical method
historiography
idealism
inference
memory
philosophy of history
social memory theory
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Summary: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 1745-5197 |
Contains: | In: Journal for the study of the historical Jesus
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455197-01301004 |