Kepnes Steven: Martin Buber's dialogical biblical hermeneutics. In: Papers in English and American studies : Tomus IV. - Literary theory and biblical hermeneutics : proceedings of the International Conference: "Reading Scripture - Literary Criticism and Biblical Hermeneutics", Pannonhalma, 4-6 July, 1991, (4). pp. 19-34. (1992)
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Abstract
In his famous book, Wahrheit and Methode, Hans-Georg Gadamer suggests that interpretation is a matter of developing a „dialogue" with a text that culminates in a „fusion of horizons" between the world of the reader and the world of the text. This dialogue is based on an immediate relation to the text that is destroyed by excessive attention to critical methodologies. In Ich and Du, Martin Buber presents a model for conditions that foster genuine dialogue. In this paper the author argues that Buber used his philosophy of dialogue as the hermeneutical principle through which he read the Hebrew Bible. The principle of dialogue lead him to regard the biblical text as „sacred", „whole", as „Thou" and fostered his sensitivity to the literary and poetic quality of the text. The author also argues, however, that in contrast to Gadamer, Buber saw that historical critical methods did not destroy the I - Thou dialogue with the text but could be used to further that dialogue. Thus, Buber's biblical hermeneutics combines literary with historical critical methodologies in an endeavor to bring about a genuine dialogue with the biblical text. The philosophic grounds for a combined dialogic and critical hermeneutic method are most eloquently expressed in the hermeneutical philosophy of Paul Ricoeur and the author briefly refer to Ricoeur at the end of his paper.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Journal or Publication Title: | Papers in English and American studies : Tomus IV. - Literary theory and biblical hermeneutics : proceedings of the International Conference: "Reading Scripture - Literary Criticism and Biblical Hermeneutics", Pannonhalma, 4-6 July, 1991 |
| Date: | 1992 |
| Volume: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0230-2780 |
| Page Range: | pp. 19-34 |
| Series Name: | Acta Universitatis Szegediensis de Attila József nominatae : papers in english and american studies |
| Language: | English |
| Contributors: | Contribution Name UNSPECIFIED Buber Martin |
| Related URLs: | https://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/68570/ |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Öntudat, Lételmélet, Hermeneutika - bibliai |
| Additional Information: | Bibliogr. a lábjegyzetekben ; összefoglalás angol nyelven |
| Subjects: | 06. Humanities 06. Humanities > 06.03. Philosophy, ethics and religion |
| Date Deposited: | 2025. Jan. 21. 14:05 |
| Last Modified: | 2025. Jan. 24. 10:38 |
| URI: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/68650 |
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