Remembering the unexperienced : cultural memory, canon consciousness, and the Book of Deuteronomy / Stephen D. Campbell ; with a preface by Dominik Markl.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Stephen D., author.

Markl, Dominik, 1979- author of preface.

Series:

Bonner biblische Beiträge ; 0520-5670 Band 191.

Bonner biblische Beiträge, 0520-5670 ; Band 191

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Deuteronomy--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Deuteronomy.

Bible. Deuteronomy IV, 1-40--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

288 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Göttingen : V&R Unipress, Bonn University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book argues that a helpful framework within which to interpret the paraenesis of Deuteronomy 4:1-40 can be constructed through interaction with the cultural memory interests of German Egyptologist Jan Assmann and the canonical approach of U.S. biblical theologian Brevard Childs. By bringing Assmann's cultural memory concerns to bear on the world within the text, Deuteronomy is brought into fruitful contact with questions from the field of sociology; by asking these questions in interaction with the theologically rich formulation of canon offered by Childs's canonical approach, Deuteronomy is interpreted as an authoritative witness to God for contemporary communities of faith. As a result of this reading strategy the communal and trans-generational nature of covenant stands out. This emphasis, in turn, influences the way Horeb is remembered by later generations and how that memory is transmitted from one generation to the next through ritual practice and the text of Scripture." --Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction

Jan Assmann and "Cultural Memory"

Brevard Childs and his "Canonical Approach"

Brevard Childs and Jan Asmann: A conversation worth having

Israel's memory context within Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:1-40: The rhetoric of generational compression

Generational compression examined

Conclusion.

Notes:

Slightly revised thesis (Ph.D.)--Durham University, 2019.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-267) and indexes.

ISBN:

9783847112099

3847112090

OCLC:

1227474259

Publisher Number:

9783847112099