Islands, islanders, and the Bible : ruminations / edited by Jione Havea, Margaret Aymer, and Steed Vernyl Davidson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Havea, Jione, 1965- editor.

Aymer, Margaret, editor.

Davidson, Steed Vernyl, editor.

Series:

Semeia studies ; Number 77.

Semeia Studies ; Number 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Islands--Miscellanea.

Islands.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, [Georgia] : SBL Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explore theories, readings and interpretations from island perspectives In this collection the authors focus on contextual, cultural, and postcolonial criticisms. This work seeks to move beyond simply reacting to, rejecting, or recasting biblical interpretations that misunderstand or mischaracterize island space. Instead it serves as an entry point to thinking biblically through the island. The contributors are Margaret Aymer, Randall C. Bailey, Roland Boer, Steed Vernyl Davidson, Jione Havea, Hisako Kinukawa, Grant Macaskill, Mosese Ma'ilo, J. Richard Middleton, Althea Spencer Miller, Aliou C. Niang, Andrew Mein, Daniel Smith-Christopher, Nasili Vaka'uta, and Elaine M. Wainwright. Features: Sixteen essays by islanders rooted in Asia, America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Oceania Essays that invite a conversation on how being islanders and islandedness condition the way islanders read biblical texts Three sections of articles, two of which engage the first

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58983-948-X

OCLC:

919682645