Walking on the Water: Reading Mt. 14:22-33 in the Light of its Wirkungsgeschichte
The
concept of Wirkungsgeschichte is gaining ground in New Testament
Studies. It involves the gathering of diverse interpretations of a text,
but can it offer significant exegetical results or is it merely a form
of cultural stamp collecting? This book explores the background of
Wirkungsgeschichte in the philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer and applies
the theory to a single pericope, Mt 14:22-33. Traditional historical and
literary examinations of this story are brought into conversation with
six works of art and a number of nineteenth century theological texts.
The result is an enriched interpretation which fruitfully alerts us to
the narrowness of the vision of our own time and place.
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