"Wirkungsgeschichte" izmantošana Bībeles pētniecībā: priekšrocības un trūkumi

This article discusses the Wirkungsgeschichte approach in biblical studies, its advantages and disadvantages. Hans Georg Gadamer actualized the idea of Wirkungsgeschichte in philosophical hermeneutics and made it the basis of all understanding. His student Hans Robert Jauss, based on Gadamer’s ideas, developed the method of Wirkungsgeschichte in literary studies, exploring the ways how a literary work lives on in the reception of subsequent generations and what makes it relevant today. Ulrich Luz, following the concepts of Gadamer and Jauss, adapted their ideas into a study of the reception of biblical texts. Luz’s main argument is that the Wirkungsgeschichte approach helps to explore the biblical text from new angles and to perceive other inter-pretations of the text in tradition and culture. The disadvantages of Wirkungsgeschichte listed in the article do not invalidate the impor-tance of this approach, but emphasize the fact that it must be skilfully used in combination with other methods, while clearly defining the meaning of Wirkungsgeschichte, the pur-pose and boundaries of the study. The considered advantages of the Wirkungsgeschichte approach actualize its use to enrich and broaden the understanding of the text and to approach it from new perspectives in order to better apply it in life.