Historiese kritiek en die ou testament

Abstract

The issue surrounding the value o f the various historicocritical methods of exegesis is dealt with in this article. The various methods (Form criticism, Lite­ rary criticism, History o f transmission, Redaction history and Tradition history) are explicated and discussed Literary criticism deals with the written sources used for the compilation o f a work. Form criticism is coricemed with the form in which statements have been poured. History o f transmission (Uberleferungsgeschichte) looks at the transmission o f a certain section, also within the con­ text o f the period in which it was written down. Tradition history looks at the development and the run of specific traditions, such as the exodus from Egypt. Redaction history is concerned with the redaction or editing of a work, until it assumes its final shape.