| 释义 |
‖ Sitz im Leben Theol.|ˈzɪts ɪm leːbən|
Also hyphened.
[Ger., lit. ‘place in life’.]
In Biblical criticism, the circumstances in which a tradition developed, considered as determining the form of that tradition.
1934M. Dibelius From Tradition to Gospel i. 7 The categories enable us to draw a conclusion as to what is called the ‘Sitz im Leben’, i.e. the historical and social stratum in which precisely these literary forms were developed. 1955D. E. Nineham Stud. Gospels 230 They [sc. the Form-critics] have shown the importance of the factor they call Sitz-im-Leben in the preservation of the material included in our gospels. 1956Scottish Jrnl. Theol. IX. 403 Events in Jesus' life are seen by Mark from the Sitz im Leben which they have in the early Church. 1976Expository Times LXXXVII. v. 139/2 We may therefore accept without hesitation the doctrine of Sitz im Leben, provided that we clearly understand what it is and what are its limitations. |
