Literary theory and the New Testament / Michal Beth Dinkler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dinkler, Michal Beth, author.

Series:

Anchor Yale Bible reference library.

The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible as literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages).

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Yale University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

A comprehensive case for a fresh literary approach to the New Testament For at least a half century, scholars have been adopting literary approaches to the New Testament inspired by certain branches of literary criticism and theory. In this important and illuminating work, Michal Beth Dinkler uses contemporary literary theory to enhance our understanding and interpretation of the New Testament texts. Dinkler provides an integrated approach to the relation between literary theory and biblical interpretation, employing a wide range of practical theories and methods. This indispensable work engages foundational concepts and figures, the historical contexts of various theoretical approaches, and ongoing literary scholarship into the twenty-first century. In Literary Theory and the New Testament, Dinkler assesses previous literary treatments of the New Testament and calls for a new phase of nuanced thinking about New Testament texts as both ancient and literary.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Biblical Studies and Literary Studies: Finding Common Ground in Critical Chaos

2. What Makes the Stone Stony: The Formalist Literary Paradigm

3. Searching for Signs in the Stars: The Structuralist Literary Paradigm

4. Literary Theory's Copernican Revolution: Poststructuralist Approaches and Beyond

5. The Quest for the Literary Jesus: Reading the Character of Jesus at the Intersection of New Formalism and New Historicism

6. The Corinthian Corpus and Epistolary Embodiment: Reading Paul's Epistles with Affect Theorists and Ecocritics

7. Literary Theory and the New Testament: Concluding Travel

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Ancient Sources Index

General Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-300-28794-1

0-300-24947-0

OCLC:

1138499878