Summary REL 275Redaction+Criticism+Hebrew+Bible. Redaction Criticism

Redaction Criticism “…seeking to lay bare the theological perspectives of a Biblical writer by analyzing the editorial (redactional) and compositional techniques and interpretations employed by [the writer] in shaping and framing the written and/or oral traditions at hand.” Richard N. Soulen, Handbook of Biblical Criticism (Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1976), pp. 142-43.Redaction Criticism Redactio n Criticism Source Criticis m Form Criticis m Three Methods Reciprocally Informing Each Other Treats Editors as Writers with Agendas, not as mere collectorsWhat Motivates Change? • Redaction Criticism asks why a later writer adds to the text, leaves out of the text, or reformulates the text? • Redaction Criticism can be employed only where Source Criticism has first defined the extent of the composite pieces of the text.