Open AccessDie kanoniese benadering van ChiIds: 'n Paradigmaskuif?
Author(s) -
C.F. Claasen
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
verbum et ecclesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-7705
pISSN - 1609-9982
DOI - 10.4102/ve.v18i2.561
Subject(s) - paradigm shift , criticism , mainstream , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , theology , law , political science
The canonical approach of Childs: A paradigm shift? It is said that the canonical approach by Childs represents a paradigm shift. Accordingly it is stated that Chi/ds operates a-historically. This article hypothesised that the canonical approach still finds itself in the mainstream of historical criticism. Chi/ds depends on the result of the historical critical method for the implementation of his approach. Chi/ds still finds himself in the same cadre as his mentors Karl Barth and Gerhard von Rad. He can therefore not be labelled as a-historical