Bernard Lonergan developed his theological method as a response to the need to integrate historical studies into theological method. While his method is derived from his transcendental method, this paper argues that the last three centuries of the quest for the historical Jesus provide a test case against which to test Lonergan’s method. While critical historical method corresponds (more or less) to Lonergan’s first three functional specialties (research, interpretation, and history), the dynamics of the quest itself point to the need for dialectics and foundations while raising the question of doctrine. In this way the quest provides some empirical verification for Lonergan’s method.

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作为神学方法实验的历史耶稣的探索：洛纳根视角

伯纳德·罗纳根 (Bernard Lonergan) 开发了他的神学方法，以响应将历史研究整合到神学方法中的需要。虽然他的方法源自他的先验方法，但本文认为，过去三个世纪对历史耶稣的探索提供了一个测试案例，可以用来测试 Lonergan 的方法。虽然批判的历史方法（或多或少）对应于 Lonergan 的前三个功能专业（研究、解释和历史），但探索本身的动态指向辩证法和基础的需要，同时提出学说问题。通过这种方式，该探索为 Lonergan 的方法提供了一些经验验证。