Global hermeneutics? : reflections and consequences / edited by Knut Holter and Louis C. Jonker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament Congress, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Holter, Knut, editor.

Jonker, Louis C., editor.

Series:

International voices in biblical studies ; Number 1.

International Voices in Biblical Studies ; Number 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Hermeneutics--Congresses.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament.

Globalization--Religious aspects--Christianity--Congresses.

Globalization.

Globalization--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Hermeneutics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : Society of Biblical Literature, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A collection of essays from the International Cooperation Initiative of the Society of Biblical Literature This first volume in the International Voices in Biblical Studies series stimulates and facilitates a global hermeneutic in which centers and margins fade. The collection explores the global context within which biblical studies and interpretation take place, includes three case studies from different regions, and reflections on the consequences of global hermeneutics on biblical interpretation and on translation. Features Case studies from different regions Essays explore both the positive and negative aspects of globalization Seven essays represent scholarship from Africa and Latin America

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction

List of Contributors

Geographical and Institutional Aspects of Global Old Testament Studies

Hermeneutical Perspectives on Violence against Women and on Divine Violence in German-Speaking Old Testament Exegesis

Land in the Old Testament: Hermeneutics from Latin America

Reading the Old Testament from a Nigerian Background: A Woman's Perspective

The Global Context and Its Consequences for Old Testament Interpretation

The Global Context and Its Consequences for Old Testament Translation

When Biblical Scholars Talk About "Global" Biblical Interpretation.

Notes:

"XIXth Congress of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT) was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from 15-20 July 2007."

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58983-477-1

OCLC:

922968055