Volschenk, G.J. (Gert Jacobus)2010-03-192010-03-192002Volschenk, GJ & Van Aarde, AG 2002, 'Die historiese vraag na die land en grondbesit in Israel: Die tekortkomings van die historiese kritiek : The historical quest for land and land tenancy in Israel: The limitations of historical criticism', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 212-234.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13611Spine 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 aim of this article is to discuss the presuppositions and shortcomings of the historical critical exegesis in connection with the study of the land and land tenancy in Israel. The following questions are asked: Why did theology ignore the significance of land and land tenancy? Is the nature of the historical critical study of land atomistic? Why is the study of land and land tenancy so important today? What causes the importance of land today?AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaLand tenancyLand tenure -- Israel -- Biblical teachingLandowners -- Israel -- Biblical teachingBible -- HistoriographyArticle