1. Johnson discusses four approaches to the New Testament in ch. 1. What are these and what kinds of questions do these dimensions elicit? How does understanding these dimensions of the text help you interpret the text? What other dimensions of the text might you be attentive to (besides these four)?
The four dimensions mentioned in ch1 consist of anthropological, historical, literacy, and religious. To begin with, the anthropological approach informs readers that the compositions of the New Testament are of human construct; hence, they are “limited in perception of the world” (Johnson 3). Therefore, the reader is confronted with different viewpoints and may disagree with them. Due to this dimension, divine agency is not accounted for. Furthermore, …show more content…
Moreover, there is the issue of language. Writings were only allowed to write what the language permitted for them.
The next approach is the literacy. In earlier Christian time, people spoke of their experience orally. Hence, the compositions lack “the same voice or same perspective” (6). As a result, each compositions is to be considered its own and not associated with others. This approach emphasizes that literacy genre and styles express meaning.
The last dimension is religious. This approach explains that the New Testament ascended from s religious revolution for a new religion. The compositions as a collection become a “literature of an organized religious movement” (7).
Other dimensions that I would find interesting is a rituals aspect. To further explain how people practice their religious rituals or even how these rituals came about to be associated with …show more content…
The gospels do not explain that Jesus founded the movement that spread in the empire. Jesus’ ministry lasted only 1-3 years and ended with his death. Johnson claims that “his teachings were unsystematic and indirect” (17). Furthermore, his followers were not faithful to him. Moreover, the Gospels made clear that something interfered between Jesus death and start of his mission; hence, the mission has a different figure than Jesus.
The claim that Jesus has mounted to a new life after death and his followers had been empowered by his holy spirit gave shape to the new movement. Furthermore, “the birth of Christianity is the resurrection experience” (17). On the other hand, Paul’s letters offer the best sense of resurrection situation and its importance. There was “no narrative of a physical resurrection” (17). In earlier compositions, the rebirth is the reality of present that comprises of Jesus and
The four dimensions mentioned in ch1 consist of anthropological, historical, literacy, and religious. To begin with, the anthropological approach informs readers that the compositions of the New Testament are of human construct; hence, they are “limited in perception of the world” (Johnson 3). Therefore, the reader is confronted with different viewpoints and may disagree with them. Due to this dimension, divine agency is not accounted for. Furthermore, …show more content…
Moreover, there is the issue of language. Writings were only allowed to write what the language permitted for them.
The next approach is the literacy. In earlier Christian time, people spoke of their experience orally. Hence, the compositions lack “the same voice or same perspective” (6). As a result, each compositions is to be considered its own and not associated with others. This approach emphasizes that literacy genre and styles express meaning.
The last dimension is religious. This approach explains that the New Testament ascended from s religious revolution for a new religion. The compositions as a collection become a “literature of an organized religious movement” (7).
Other dimensions that I would find interesting is a rituals aspect. To further explain how people practice their religious rituals or even how these rituals came about to be associated with …show more content…
The gospels do not explain that Jesus founded the movement that spread in the empire. Jesus’ ministry lasted only 1-3 years and ended with his death. Johnson claims that “his teachings were unsystematic and indirect” (17). Furthermore, his followers were not faithful to him. Moreover, the Gospels made clear that something interfered between Jesus death and start of his mission; hence, the mission has a different figure than Jesus.
The claim that Jesus has mounted to a new life after death and his followers had been empowered by his holy spirit gave shape to the new movement. Furthermore, “the birth of Christianity is the resurrection experience” (17). On the other hand, Paul’s letters offer the best sense of resurrection situation and its importance. There was “no narrative of a physical resurrection” (17). In earlier compositions, the rebirth is the reality of present that comprises of Jesus and