Ingram, Riaan2010-02-102010-02-102004Ingram, R 2004, 'Objektivisme en relativisme: Die wetenskap-filosofiese problematiek met betrekking tot historiese Jesus-studies : Objectivism and relativism: Historical Jesus studies with regard to philosophy of science', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1333-1354.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12980Spine 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 PDFWhile many recent historical Jesus studies have been done from theological and methodological viewpoints, this article focuses on the perspective of the philosophy of science. It aims to view some contemporary historical Jesus studies with regard to the philosophy of science from the angle of philosophical hermeneutics inaugurated by Heidegger’s reflection on fundamental ontology. The article criticises both an objectivistic view about knowledge that data can be known in ways that correspond to actual objective existence and a relativistic mentality that undermines the value of truth-seeking.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaHistorical JesusPhilosophy of scienceScience -- PhilosophyObjectivism (Philosophy)RelativityOntologyJesus Christ -- KnowablenessArticle