Apostles of revolution? : Marxism and biblical studies / by Christina Petterson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petterson, Christina, author.

Series:

Brill research perspectives in biblical interpretation

Brill Research Perspectives in Biblical Interpretation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism and religion.

Religion.

Communist countries--Religion.

Communist countries.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

80 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020]

Summary:

"In Apostles of Revolution? Marxism and Biblical Studies Christina Petterson sheds light on the collaboration between Biblical studies and liberal ideology. Marxist analysis of the Bible is spreading, but clarity about what constitutes Marxist readings and Marxist categories of analysis is lacking - a lack of clarity compounded by the different strands within Marxist politics, and its subtle resonances in biblical scholarship. The author examines the interplay between Biblical studies and liberal ideology in two ways. First, by presenting and discussing some of the central Marxist categories of analysis, namely history, ideology and class, and how these categories have been co-opted into biblical studies and in the process lost their radical edge. Second, by discussing the emergence of the discipline of biblical studies during the Enlightenment, and to what extent the containment strategies of biblical studies overlap with those of Capitalism."--Publisher

Contents:

Preface

Setting the scene: anti-capitalism, tankies, and trots

The internationals

Marxist biblical studies

Marxist categories and biblical examples

The discipline of biblical studies and capitalist containment strategies

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-80).

ISBN:

9789004432185

9004432183

OCLC:

1143634098