Geyser, Piet A.2011-01-072011-01-072000Geyser, PA 2000, 'Hermeneutiese uitgangspunte in historiese Jesus navorsing : Metodologiese vooronderstellings', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 1146-1170.0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15536Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThe focus of this article is the presuppositions concerning the interpretation of the New Testament with reference to historical Jesus studies. Regarding the rhetorics of a text, communication conventions are discussed and applied to the concept "Kingdom of God". The concepts "situation" and "strategy" are investigated. "Situation" refers to the circumstances and aims of a writing. "Strategy" refers to the writer's persuasive techniques to bring the audience to appropriate action. The following social institutions of the audience should be taken into consideration: kinship, economy, politics and religion. Social-scientifIC criticism presupposes that both the social and historical disciplines are necessary for an adequate interpretation of ancient texts and their social contexts. The socio-historical approach investigates the intended meaning of texts, their Wirkungsgeschichte and relevance for the present-day reader.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaHistorical Jesus researchKingdom of God -- Biblical teachingBible -- N.T. -- Social scientific criticismBible -- HermeneuticsKnowledge, Theory of (Religion)Article