Postcolonial commentary and the Old Testament Hemchand Gossai, editor ; Alice Laffey, co-editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gossai, Hemchand, 1954- editor.

Laffey, Alice L., 1944- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Old Testament--Postcolonial criticism.

Postcolonialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury Publishing 2019.

Summary:

"This is the first volume to provide a wide range of postcolonial interpretations of and commentaries upon significant texts in the Hebrew Bible. The volume intersects with the work of the key theorists in postcolonial studies such as Fanon, Senghor, Said and Spivak as well as with scholars such as Sugirtharajah, Kwok Pui-lan, and Segovia who have applied this theory to biblical studies. Texts have been chosen specifically for their relevance to postcolonial discourse, rather than seeking to cover each biblical document. This volume is designed to demonstrate how historical criticism, postmodernism, and the important concerns of postcolonial readings may be integrated to obtain an informed explanation of the Hebrew Bible and the writings of early Judaism. The chapters are written by scholars who represent a spectrum of national, indigenous, and diasporic contexts. Taken together these perspectives and the interpretations they yield represent a continued expansion of the manner in which Old Testament texts are read and interpreted through postcolonial lenses, reminding readers that the interpretive trajectories of these texts are almost inexhaustible. As such the volume serves as not only an addition to ongoing scholarship on postcolonialism but also as an expansion of the horizon for dialogue."--Bloomsbury Publishing

This is the first volume to provide a wide range of postcolonial interpretations of and commentaries upon significant texts in the Hebrew Bible. The volume intersects with the work of the key theorists in postcolonial studies such as Fanon, Senghor, Said and Spivak as well as with scholars such as Sugirtharajah, Kwok Pui-lan, and Segovia who have applied this theory to biblical studies. Texts have been chosen specifically for their relevance to postcolonial discourse, rather than seeking to cover each biblical document. This volume is designed to demonstrate how historical criticism, postmodernism, and the important concerns of postcolonial readings may be integrated to obtain an informed explanation of the Hebrew Bible and the writings of early Judaism. The chapters are written by scholars who represent a spectrum of national, indigenous, and diasporic contexts. Taken together these perspectives and the interpretations they yield represent a continued expansion of the manner in which Old Testament texts are read and interpreted through postcolonial lenses, reminding readers that the interpretive trajectories of these texts are almost inexhaustible. As such the volume serves as not only an addition to ongoing scholarship on postcolonialism but also as an expansion of the horizon for dialogue

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction - Hemchand Gossai, Northern Virginia Community College, USA

Foreword - Samuel Balentine, Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, USA

Exodus - Robert Wafula, Luther College, USA

Leviticus - Alice Laffey, College of the Holy Cross, USA

Numbers - Jione Havea, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Numbers - Dora R. Mbuwayesango, Hood Theological Seminary, USA

Deuteronomy - Kåre Berge, NLA University College, Norway

Judges - Cristina Garcia-Alfonso, Hispanic Theological Initiative, USA

Judges - Uriah Kim, graduate Theological Union, USA

I&II Kings - Daniel Timmer, Reformed Theological Seminary, USA

I&II Kings - Kari Latvus, Diaconia Polytechnic, Finland

I&II Chronicles - Gerrie Snyman, University of South Africa, South Africa

Nehemiah - Roland Boer, The University of Newcastle, UK

Esther - Daniel Smith-Christopher, Loyola Marymount University, USA

Psalms - Royce Victor, Independent Scholar

Isaiah - D.N. Premnath, St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry, USA

Jeremiah - Hemchand Gossai, Northern Virginia Community College, USA

Lamentations - Gregory Cuellar, Austin Presbyterian Theology Seminary, USA

Ezekiel - Israel Kamudzandu, St. Paul School of Theology, USA

Amos - Aliou Niang, Union Theological Seminary, USa

Jonah - Steed Vernal Davidson, McCormick Theological Seminary, USA

Nahum - Wilhelm Wessels, University of South Africa, South Africa

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9780567680990

0567680991

9780567680976

0567680975

9780567680969

0567680967

OCLC:

1035800482