Rethinking contexts, rereading texts : contributions from the social sciences to biblical interpretation / edited by M. Daniel Carroll R.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carroll R., M. Daniel.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 299.

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 299

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Social scientific criticism.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Old Testament.

Sociology, Biblical.

Social scientific criticism of sacred works.

Physical Description:

273 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, [2000]

Contents:

Introduction : issues of "context" within social science approaches to Biblical studies / M. Daniel Carroll R.

The potential of the negative : approaching the Old Testament through the work of Adorno / John W. Rogerson

Reading the Bible in the context of methodological pluralism : the undermining of ethnic exclusivism in Genesis / Mark G. Brett

Gauging the grain in a more nuanced and literary manner : a cautionary tale concerning the contribution of the social sciences to Biblical interpretation / Gerald O. West

A map of ideology for Biblical critics / Jonathan E. Dyck

Ezra 2 in ideological critical perspective / Jonathan E. Dyck

Re-examining "popular religion" : issues of definition and sources. Insights from interpretive anthropology / M. Daniel Carroll R.

"For so you love to do" : probing popular religion in the book of Amos / M. Daniel Carroll R.

Dialect and register in the Greek of the New Testament : theory / Stanley E. Porter

Register in the Greek of the New Testament : application with reference to Mark's Gospel / Stanley E. Porter.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [230]-262) and indexes.

ISBN:

184127058X

OCLC:

43719659