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Re: Metavista, narrative, and the historical-critical project

Re: Metavista, narrative, and the historical-critical project

Submitted by andrew on Mon, 29/09/2008 - 15:29.

...there are also many ways in which events occuring within the narrative have relevance for us today...

I’d probably agree with you there, but how do we determine what constitutes a legitimate application of a historically contextualized story to our own circumstances? Would it be appropriate, for example, to argue that the current economic crisis is prefigured (literally, analogically?) in Revelation 18:15-19? And if so, what conclusions would we draw from it? That liberal capitalism has come under the wrath of God? At what point do we actually transgress the historical narrative? Is it even possible to transgress the historical narrative?

Metavista, narrative, and the historical-critical project By: andrew (4 replies) Thu, 25/09/2008 - 17:05