Labuschagne, Pieter Hendrik JohannesLe Roux, J.H. (Jurie Hendrik), 1944-2012-09-112012-09-112012-07-05Labuschagne, P.H.J. & Le Roux, J.H., 2012, ‘Die filosofie kan die teologie help om weg te beweeg van onhistoriese, sinkroniese interpretasie van tekste na historiese, diakroniese interpretasie van tekste’, Verbum et Ecclesia 33(1), Art. #706, 7 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve33i1.706.1609-998210.4102/ve33i1.706http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19737J.H.L.R. (Universiteit van Pretoria) was die promotor en P.H.J.L. (Universiteit van Pretoria) het die navorsing gedoen en die manuskrip geskryf.In the last few decades in South Africa, much emphasis has been placed on unhistorical, synchronistic interpretations of the text of the Old Testament. Very little effort has been made to look into the long historical development of the text from the sources to the present form. Sometimes the advocates of these synchronistic approaches even responded with hostility towards any approach that would, in their words, deny the authority of the text. Their search was for absolute truth, which they believed could be secured by their methods. The uncertainties of historical research were not attractive to them. In this article, we briefly look at Gerhard Von Rad’s Traditionsgeschichte [History of Traditions] and Hans-Georg Gadamer’s Wirkungsgeschichte [Reception History] and point out that mankind is rooted in history. We thus come to understanding through a process that is tied to our historical horisons. Furthermore, it will become clear that theology and philosophy can help one another in defining the process of understanding.Afrikaans© 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Unhistorical, synchronistic interpretationsOnhistoriese, sinkroniese interpretasieTheologyTeologieFilosofiePhilosophyOu TestamentOld TestamentArticle