Memory Theory in New Testament Studies Exploring New Perspectives Sandra Huebenthal

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huebenthal, Sandra, Author.

Series:

Studies in cultural contexts of the Bible ; Volume 10.

Studies in Cultural Contexts of the Bible 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

kulturwissenschaftliche Exegese.

Cultural-Scientific Exegesis.

Early Christianity.

Pseudepigraphy.

Intertextuality.

Hermeneutics.

Cultural Memory.

Collective Memory.

Social Memory Theory.

Local Subjects:

kulturwissenschaftliche Exegese.

Cultural-Scientific Exegesis.

Early Christianity.

Pseudepigraphy.

Intertextuality.

Hermeneutics.

Cultural Memory.

Collective Memory.

Social Memory Theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (327 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Paderborn Brill | Schöningh 2023

Biography/History:

Sandra Huebenthal is Professor for Exegesis and Biblical Theology at Universität Passau. She has been working in the area of Social Memory Theory and Biblical Text for the last fifteen years and developed a hermeneutical model for reading and investigating Biblical texts as artifacts of social memory and the New Testament as an Early Christian family album.

Summary:

This book collects ten of Sandra Huebenthal’s most important contributions to the application of Social Memory Theory in Biblical studies. The volume consists of four parts, each devoted to a particular field of research. Part one addresses the general impact of Social Memory Theory for the New Testament. The second part analyzes how Social Memory Theory adds to exploring the phenomenon of (biblical) intertextuality as a strategy for negotiating Early Christian identity and the third part investigates how New Testament pseudepigraphy provides a different approach for understanding the negotiation and formation of Christian identities. Finally, part four provides an outlook how the hermeneutical approach can enhance Patristic research. The ten essays originate from discussions about Social Memory Theory and the New Testament at international conferences, three of them are translations of German contributions, while two are published for the first time in this volume.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I. Social Memory and its Impact for the Study of the New Testament

1 Social and Cultural Memory in Biblical Exegesis: the Quest for an Adequate Application

2 “You cannot live with an experience that remains without a story:” Memory Theory and How Mark’s Gospel Narrates Experiences with Jesus

3 “Frozen Moments”: Early Christianity through the Lens of Social Memory Theory

Part II. A New Perspective on Intertextuality

4 What’s Form Got to Do with it? Preliminaries on the Impact of Social Memory Theory for the Study of Intertextuality

5 Proclamation Rejected, Truth Confirmed: Reading John 12:37–44 in a Social Memory Theoretical Framework

6 Collective Memory, Cultural Texts, and Mark’s Gospel

Part III. A New Perspective on Pseudepigraphy

7 Pseudepigraphy as a Strategy in Early Christian Identity Discourses: The Letter to the Colossians as a Test Case

8 Experience that Makes Itself Legible: Colossians and 2 Thessalonians as Fictional Texts

9 Generations: Social Memory Theory and the Letters to the Thessalonians

Part IV. A New Perspective on Patristics

10 Polycarp Unchained: How Cultural Studies Can Enhance Patristic Research

Bibliography

Index of Original Publications

Index of Tables

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Authors Generated by AI.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9783657790814

3657790810

OCLC:

1427667000

Publisher Number:

9783657790814