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The land without promise : the roots and afterlife of one biblical allusion / by Katerina Koci.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koci, Katerina, author.
- Series:
- Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 709.
- Scriptural traces ; 29.
- Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies, 2345-678X ; 709
- Scriptural traces: Critical Persectives on the Reception and Influence of the Bible, 2513-8758 ; 29
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brueggemann, Walter. Land.
- Brueggemann, Walter.
- Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968--Themes, motives.
- Steinbeck, John.
- Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.
- Bible--Reader-response criticism.
- Bible.
- Reader-response criticism.
- Bible and literature.
- Religion and geography.
- Themes, motives.
- Physical Description:
- x, 265 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : T&T Clark, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Katerina Koci charts the development of the Promised Land motif, starting from its biblical roots and examining its reception over the centuries until the present day"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Bible and Literature
- Aims and Methods
- The Role of Artistic Interpretation in Biblical Hermeneutics
- The Role of Art in the Hermeneutical Process
- The Text and the Reader: Partners in Dialogue
- The Struggle between Synchrony and Diachrony
- The Context and Reception of the Promised Land Motif in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- A Thematic Analysis of the Promised Land in the Hebrew Bible
- An Historical-Critical Analysis of Genesis 15:7 & Exodus 3:
- An Historical-Critical Analysis of Genesis 15:1-
- An Historical-Critical Analysis of Exodus 3:1-
- Reception of the Promised Land in the Hebrew Bible
- The Torah
- Deuteronomistic History
- The Literary Prophets to the End of the Exile
- The Postexilic Era
- Reception of the Promised Land in the New Testament
- The Gospels and Acts
- The Pauline Epistles
- The Non-Pauline Epistles
- The Extra-Biblical and Post-Biblical History of the Promised Land Motif
- The History of Biblical Scholarship
- Antiquity
- Reformation
- Late Tradition and Application
- The History of Literary Scholarship
- Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and Reformation
- Late Reception and Application
- The History of Religious Communities in the American Episcopal Church
- The Community of New England Puritans
- The American Episcopal Community of Later Centuries
- Interpretations of the Promised Land Motif by Walter Brueggemann and John Steinbeck
- Brueggemann's Interpretation of the Promised Land Motif
- The Land as Symbol and Fascinans
- Brueggemann's Land Symbolism: Between Landlessness and Landedness
- Curing One's Conscience but What Comes Next? Brueggemann and Liberation Theology
- John Steinbeck's Interpretation of the Promised Land Motif
- Steinbeck as a Biblical Interpreter
- A Foretaste of Paradise: The Pastures of Heaven and Of Mice and Men
- Passion to Possess: To a God Unknown
- Killing the Land and Marching Further West: The Grapes of Wrath
- The Soul's Journey towards the Promised Land: East of Eden
- Conclusion
- Literal and/or Allegorical Faces of the Promised Land
- Steinbeck and Brueggemann
- Steinbeck's Contribution to the Interpretation of the Promised Land Motif
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Koci, Katerina, The land without promise
- ISBN:
- 9780567696298
- 0567696294
- OCLC:
- 1235871735
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