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The art of Visual Exegesis : Rhetoric, Texts, Images / edited by Vernon K. Robbins, Walter S. Melion, and Roy R. Jeal.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Emory Studies in Early Christianity ; Number 19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian art and symbolism.
- Bible--Illustrations.
- Bible.
- Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (512 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta : SBL Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- A critical study for those interested in the intersection of art and biblical interpretation With a special focus on biblical texts and images, this book nurtures new developments in biblical studies and art history during the last two or three decades. Analysis and interpretation of specific works of art introduce guidelines for students and teachers who are interested in the relation of verbal presentation to visual production. The essays provide models for research in the humanities that move beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries erected in previous centuries. In particular, the volume merges recent developments in rhetorical interpretation and cognitive studies with art historical visual exegesis. Readers will master the tools necessary for integrating multiple approaches both to biblical and artistic interpretation. Features Resources for understanding the relation of texts to artistic paintings and images Tools for integrating multiple approaches both to biblical and artistic interpretation Sixty images and fifteen illustrations
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part 1: Methodology for Visual Exegesis and Rhetography
- New Testament Texts, Visual Material Culture, and Earliest Christian Art
- Visual Interpretation
- Methodology Underlying the Presentationof Visual Texture in the Gospel of John
- Eyes Wide Open, Seeing Nothing
- Part 2: Visual Exegesis Using Roman Visual Material Culture
- Paul, Imperial Situation, and Visualization
- The Galatian Suicide and the Transbinary Semiotics of Christ Crucified (Galatians 3:1)
- Armor, Peace, and Gladiators
- Part 3: Visual Exegesis Using Christian Art
- Graphic Exegesis
- The Gifts of Epiphany “Exactitude and Fidelity”? Topos versus Topia
- Signa Resurrectionis
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
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