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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Boshoff, Piet B.

Titel

Walter Schmithals: His contribution to the theological and historical interpretation of the New Testament

Ist Teil von

• Hervormde teologiese studies, 2011-01, Vol.67 (1), p.e1-e15

Ort / Verlag

Reformed Theological College of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Pretoria and Society for Practical Theology in South Africa

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aim of this article was to explain Walter Schmithals’ unique understanding of the unity of the New Testament message. It focuses on his historical en theological interpretation of the New Testament within the parameters of the historical-critical paradigm. This article describes how Schmithals combines historical criticism with the core tenets of Protestant theology. The following facets were emphasised: Gnosticism, gospel studies and Q, Paul, early Christianity, emperor cult, separation from the synagogue, historical Jesus, apocalypticism, historical Jesus, the relationship between the Old and New Testament, ecclesiology and New Testament ethics.