Marxist criticism of the Bible / Roland Boer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boer, Roland, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Marxist criticism.

Physical Description:

xii, 265 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark International, 2003.

Summary:

This is the first large-scale critical introduction for biblical criticism of a significant area of contemporary cultural and literary theory, namely Marxist literary criticism. The book comprises studies of major figures in the tradition, specifically Althusser, Gramsci, Eagleton, Adorno, Benjamin, Bloch, Lefebvre, Lukcs and Jameson. At the same time, through careful choice of critics, the book will function as a general introduction to Marxist literary theory as a whole in relation to biblical studies. Throughout the aim is to show how this material is relevant to biblical criticism, in terms of both particular approaches to the Bible and the use of those approaches for interpreting selected texts from Genesis, Exodus, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 1-2 Kings, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Psalms and Daniel. Biblical Seminar Series, Volume 87

Contents:

Introduction: Why Marxist theory?

Louis Althusser: the difficult birth of Israel in Genesis

Antonio Gramsci: the emergence of the 'prince' in Exodus

Terry Eagleton: the class struggles of Ruth

Henri Lefebvre: the production of space in 1 Samuel

Georg Lukács: the contradictory world of Kings

Ernst Bloch: anti-Yahwism in Ezekiel

Theodor Adorno: the logic of divine justice in Isaiah

Fredric Jameson: the contradictions of form in the Psalms

Walter Benjamin: the impossible apocalyptic of Daniel

Conclusion: On the question of mode of production.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-258) and indexes.

ISBN:

0826463274 hbk.

0826463282 pbk.

OCLC:

54054313