Biblical Form Criticism In Its Context (library Hebrew Bible/old Testament Studies)
by Martin J. Buss /
1999 / English / PDF
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This magnum opus is not another catalogue of the forms of
biblical literature, but a deeply reflected account of the
significance of form itself. Buss writes out of his experience in
Western philosophy and the intricate involvement of biblical
criticism in philosophical history. Equally, biblical criticism
and the development of notions of form are related to social
contexts, whether from the side of the aristocracy (tending
towards generality) or of the bourgeois (tending towards
particularity) or of an inclusive society (favouring a relational
view). Form criticism, in Buss's conception, is no mere formal
exercise, but the observation of interrelationships among
thoughts and moods, linguistic regularities and the experiences
and activities of life. This work, with its many examples from
both Testaments, will be fundamental for Old and New Testament
scholars alike.
This magnum opus is not another catalogue of the forms of
biblical literature, but a deeply reflected account of the
significance of form itself. Buss writes out of his experience in
Western philosophy and the intricate involvement of biblical
criticism in philosophical history. Equally, biblical criticism
and the development of notions of form are related to social
contexts, whether from the side of the aristocracy (tending
towards generality) or of the bourgeois (tending towards
particularity) or of an inclusive society (favouring a relational
view). Form criticism, in Buss's conception, is no mere formal
exercise, but the observation of interrelationships among
thoughts and moods, linguistic regularities and the experiences
and activities of life. This work, with its many examples from
both Testaments, will be fundamental for Old and New Testament
scholars alike.
