Die Impertinenz Jakobs: Eine relecture der Jakob-Esau-Erzahlungen vor einer text- und metapherntheoretischen Hermeneutik Paul Ricoeurs

Paul Ricoeur's reception in Old Testament biblical studies is diverse, but Martina Weingärtner applies his hermeneutics in dialogue with exegesis, synthesizing reflections into a text comprehension methodology that recognizes biblical texts' proprium. The study analyzes the lentil dish episode (Gen 25.29-34) as a meaningful story with existential significance, offering new insights compared to previous exegeses that avoid an Esau concentration and negative assessment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 346 pages
Publication date: 21 December 2021
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG

Paul Ricoeur's reception in Old Testament biblical studies remains eclectic to this day. Martina Weingärtner offers a contrasting perspective, exploring the application of Ricoeur's hermeneutics in dialogue with Old Testament exegesis. The synthesis achieved through this endeavor involves bundling Ricoeur's reflections and translating them into a methodology of text comprehension that recognizes the unique qualities of biblical texts. The study begins with an analysis of the lentil dish episode (Gen 25.29-34), serving as a foundational point. In a constructive expansion of historical-critical methodology, the interpretation aims to perceive this narrative as a meaningful story with an existential function. By adopting this approach, the author can present new findings that differ from previous exegeses, which tend to focus solely on Esau and offer a negative assessment. Reading the sales episode as a guilty tale opens up a deeper theological interpretation of a text that has been overlooked in this regard.

Dimension: 235 x 160 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783525560587