The image, the depths, and the surface : multivalent approaches to biblical study / Susan E. Gillingham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillingham, S. E. (Susan E.)

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 354.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 354

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology, Doctrinal.

Bible. Old Testament--Hermeneutics.

Bible.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Sheffield Academic Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The purpose of this book is to illustrate that reading is a subjective process which results in multivalent interpretations. This is the case whether one looks at a text in its historical contexts (the diachronic approach) or its literary contexts (the synchronic approach). Three representative texts are chosen from the Law (Genesis 2-3), the Writings (Isaiah 23) and the Prophets (Amos 5), and each is read first by way of historical analysis and then by literary analysis. Each text provides a number of variant interpretations and raises the question--is any one interpretation superior?

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 IN AND OUT OF THE GARDEN: MULTIVALENT READINGS IN GENESIS 2-3; Chapter 3 IN AND OUT OF THE SHEEPFOLD: MULTIVALENT READINGS IN PSALM 23; Chapter 4 IN AND OUT OF THE LAWCOURTS: MULTIVALENT READINGS IN AMOS; Chapter 5 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611841935

9781281841933

1281841935

9780567134219

0567134210

OCLC:

276361097