A critical examination of the infancy narratives in the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke

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dc.contributor.advisorDe Gruchy, John Wen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMorphew, Derek Jefferyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-10T14:21:17Z
dc.date.available2015-11-10T14:21:17Z
dc.date.issued1980en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaf 429-445.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study of Christology in the N.T. documents can be approached from a number of different directions; dogmatic, historical-critical; in terms of biblical theology' or with a hermeneutical priority. To avoid a projection of a Christology into the N.T. it is important that Christology should be grounded on a thorough exegesis of the text. Two recent critical methods which have helped to foster such a basis are redaction-criticism and structural analysis. While both methods have certain weaknesses a combination of these with the more traditional methods can produce a comprehensive 'systems' approach to the text. Such an approach is most likely to attain to the ideals which the biblical interpreter seeks to reach. In our case a particular section of the N.T. has been chosen, namely the infancy narratives in Matthew and in Luke. The first requirement is an examination of the work that has already been done. This requirement is due to the absence of a comprehensive survey on the subject and the fact that different schools of thought have developed which often ignore each other. There is therefore a need for an exposure to the full spectrum of research. The origins of research into these narratives may be traced to the enlightenment and the period of rationalism. This led to a reaction from conservative theologians. A fierce debate was provoked by these two schools of thought which had the positive result of raising all the critical issues. The study of the infancy narratives has unfortunately been somewhat blurred by a preoccupation with the doctrine of the virgin birth. Another area of preoccupation has been the linguistic origins of the Lucan infancy narrative. In more recent times the theory of midrashic creation has become popular. Redaction-criticism has brought the first step towards an exegesis of the infancy narratives which allows them to speak for themselves.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMorphew, D. J. (1980). <i>A critical examination of the infancy narratives in the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14820en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMorphew, Derek Jeffery. <i>"A critical examination of the infancy narratives in the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1980. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14820en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMorphew, D. 1980. A critical examination of the infancy narratives in the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Morphew, Derek Jeffery AB - The study of Christology in the N.T. documents can be approached from a number of different directions; dogmatic, historical-critical; in terms of biblical theology' or with a hermeneutical priority. To avoid a projection of a Christology into the N.T. it is important that Christology should be grounded on a thorough exegesis of the text. Two recent critical methods which have helped to foster such a basis are redaction-criticism and structural analysis. While both methods have certain weaknesses a combination of these with the more traditional methods can produce a comprehensive 'systems' approach to the text. Such an approach is most likely to attain to the ideals which the biblical interpreter seeks to reach. In our case a particular section of the N.T. has been chosen, namely the infancy narratives in Matthew and in Luke. The first requirement is an examination of the work that has already been done. This requirement is due to the absence of a comprehensive survey on the subject and the fact that different schools of thought have developed which often ignore each other. There is therefore a need for an exposure to the full spectrum of research. The origins of research into these narratives may be traced to the enlightenment and the period of rationalism. This led to a reaction from conservative theologians. A fierce debate was provoked by these two schools of thought which had the positive result of raising all the critical issues. The study of the infancy narratives has unfortunately been somewhat blurred by a preoccupation with the doctrine of the virgin birth. Another area of preoccupation has been the linguistic origins of the Lucan infancy narrative. In more recent times the theory of midrashic creation has become popular. Redaction-criticism has brought the first step towards an exegesis of the infancy narratives which allows them to speak for themselves. DA - 1980 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1980 T1 - A critical examination of the infancy narratives in the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke TI - A critical examination of the infancy narratives in the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14820 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14820
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMorphew DJ. A critical examination of the infancy narratives in the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Religious Studies, 1980 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14820en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherTheology - Christian Religionen_ZA
dc.titleA critical examination of the infancy narratives in the Gospels according to Matthew and Lukeen_ZA
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