Asian Biblical Hermeneutics And Postcolonialism

Author : R. S. Sugirtharajah
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1850759731

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Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism by R. S. Sugirtharajah Pdf

The volume contributes a postcolonial perspective to such topics as textual production, commentarial writings and translations in colonial times, and then moves on to inspect Eurocentric notions embedded in current western biblical interpretation especially in projects such as "Jesus Research." It also contains an overview of and introduction to one of the most challenging and controversial theories of our time, postcolonialism--a theory that gives mediation and representation to Third World people. Though long established in cultural studies, postcolonial theory has not previously been seriously applied to Asian biblical interpretation.

Author : R. S. Sugirtharajah
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781444396645

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Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism by R. S. Sugirtharajah Pdf

Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: History, Method, Practice offers a concise and multifaceted overview of the origins, development, and application of postcolonial criticism to biblical studies.? Offers a concise and accessible introduction to postcolonial biblical studies Provides a comprehensive overview of postcolonial studies by one of the field's most prominent figures Explains one of the most innovative and important developments in modern biblical studies Accessible enough to appeal to general readers interested in religion

Author : Anna Runesson
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004190344

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Exegesis in the Making by Anna Runesson Pdf

Known for its fresh approaches as well as for its complex theoretical foundations, postcolonial studies is one of the most dynamic contributions to the field of biblical studies today. The present book is a pedagogically structured introduction to this emerging field for both scholar and student.

Author : Rasiah S. Sugirtharajah
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0198752695

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Postcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation by Rasiah S. Sugirtharajah Pdf

In this stimulating study, R. S. Sugirtharajah explores the implications of postcolonial criticism for biblical studies. He reveals how postcolonial criticism can offer an alternative perspective to our understanding of the Bible, and how, when the Bible has been deployed as a Western cultural icon, it has come to be questioned in new ways.

Author : Jin Young Choi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781137526106

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Postcolonial Discipleship of Embodiment by Jin Young Choi Pdf

Jin Young Choi rereads discipleship in the Gospel of Mark from a postcolonial feminist perspective, developing an Asian and Asian American hermeneutics of phronesis. Colonized subjects perceive Jesus' body as phantasmic. Discipleship means embodying the mystery of this body while engaging with invisible, placeless and voiceless others.

Author : Fernando F. Segovia,Stephen D. Moore
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567045307

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Postcolonial Biblical Criticism by Fernando F. Segovia,Stephen D. Moore Pdf

Postcolonial studies have made significant inroads into biblical studies, giving rise to numerous conference papers, articles, essays and books. This book offers an introduction to postcolonial biblical criticism and probes it from a number of different but interrelated angles to bring it into focus, so that its promise can be better appreciated.

Author : Society of Asian Biblical Studies. Conference,Yŏng-mi Yi,Yoon Jong Yoo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Bible
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133125505

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Mapping and Engaging the Bible in Asian Cultures by Society of Asian Biblical Studies. Conference,Yŏng-mi Yi,Yoon Jong Yoo Pdf

Author : R. S. Sugirtharajah
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674726468

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The Bible and Asia by R. S. Sugirtharajah Pdf

The Bible's influence on the West has received much more attention than its complex career in the East. R. S. Sugirtharajah's expansive study of Asia's idiosyncratic relationship with the Bible tells of missionaries, imperialists, and reformers who molded Biblical texts in order to influence religion, politics, and daily life from India to China.

Author : Simon Shui-Man Kwan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781134702619

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Postcolonial Resistance and Asian Theology by Simon Shui-Man Kwan Pdf

Presenting a fundamental re-thinking of Asian theology, this book focuses on theological indigenization in Asia in light of the postcolonial theory of resistance advanced by Homi K. Bhabha, among others. Two types of anti-colonialist resistance within Asian theologies are identified and interrogated. The first is nationalistic in kind, operating from a theological language that is binaristic and oppositional. The second is illustrated by that which was mounted by the three Chinese Christian thinkers whose indigenous theologies are analysed in this book as case studies. This second kind, postcolonial in its character, is characterized by collaboration rather than antagonistic binarism. In spite of much dissimilarity between these two kinds of resistance, the book argues that they are similarly anti-colonialist, and both can be equally valid in resisting colonial forces. Given that the binarism and antagonism imbedded in the Asian theological movement are historically contingent, and that the sole reliance on this resistance has made the movement self-ensnaring, the book suggests that the Asian theological movement widen its choice of colonial-resistant strategies. Drawing attention to the otherwise subtle politics of the Asian theological indigenization discourse, this book addresses the relationship between postcolonialism and Asia contextual theology, and is of interest to students and scholars of Asian Religion and Philosophy.

Author : Stanley E. Porter,Zachary K. Dawson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725287068

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Pillars in the History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 3 by Stanley E. Porter,Zachary K. Dawson Pdf

This third volume, like its predecessors, adds to the growing body of literature concerned with the history of biblical interpretation. With eighteen essays on nineteen biblical interpreters, volume 3 expands the scope of scholars, both traditional and modern, covered in this now multivolume series. Each chapter provides a biographical sketch of its respective scholar(s), an overview of their major contributions to the field, explanations of their theoretical and methodological approaches to interpretation, and evaluations and applications of their methods. By focusing on the contexts in which these scholars lived and worked, these essays show what defining features qualify these scholars as "pillars" in the history of biblical interpretation. While identifying a scholar as a "pillar" is somewhat subjective, this volume defines a pillar as one who has made a distinctive contribution by using and exemplifying a clear method that has pushed the discipline forward, at least within a given context and time period. This volume is ideal for any class on the history of biblical interpretation and for those who want a greater understanding of how the field of biblical studies has developed and how certain interpreters have played a formative role in that development.

Author : Jeremy Punt
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004288461

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Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation by Jeremy Punt Pdf

In Postcolonial Biblical Interpretation Jeremy Punt reflects on the nature and value of the postcolonial hermeneutical approach, as it relates to the interpretation of biblical and in particular, Pauline texts. Showing when a socio-politically engaged reading becomes postcolonial, but also what in the term postcolonial both attracts and also creates distance, exegesis from a postcolonial perspective is profiled. The book indicates possible avenues in how postcolonial work can be helpful theoretically to the guild of biblical scholars and to show also how it can be practiced in exegetical work done on biblical texts.

Author : R. S. Sugirtharajah
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190888459

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The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism by R. S. Sugirtharajah Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism is a comprehensive treatment of a relatively new form of scholarship-one of the most compelling and contested theories to emerge in recent times, and a topic that actively seeks to expand the ways in which the Bible can be studied, interpreted, and applied. Generally speaking, postcolonialism aims to critique and dismantle hegemonic worldviews and power structures, while giving voice to previously marginalized peoples and systems of thought. This approach, often varied in form, has inevitably engaged with the text and reception of the Bible, a scripture that Western colonizers introduced to-and often imposed upon-their colonial subjects. With a globally diverse list of contributors, the Handbook aims to cover the perspective and context of the authors of the Bible, as well as the modern experiences of imperialism, resistance, decolonization, and nationalism. Moreover, the volume includes both a theoretical overview and an exploration of how the field intersects with related areas, such as gender studies, race, postmodernism, and liberation theology.

Author : Uriah Y. Kim,Seung Ai Yang
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567672629

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T&T Clark Handbook of Asian American Biblical Hermeneutics by Uriah Y. Kim,Seung Ai Yang Pdf

The first reference resource on how Asian Americans are currently reading and interpreting the Bible, this volume also serves a valuable role in both developing and disseminating what can be termed as Asian American biblical hermeneutics. The volume works from the important background that Asian Americans are the fastest growing ethnic/racial minority population in the USA, and that 42% of this group identifies as Christian. This provides a useful starting point from which to examine what may be distinctive about Asian American approaches to the Bible. Part 1 of the Handbook describes six major ethic groups that make up 85% of Asian population (by country of origin: China, Philippines, Indian Subcontinent, Vietnam, Korea, Japan) and outlines the specific concerns each group has when its members read the Bible. Part 2 of the Handbook examines major critical methods in biblical interpretation and suggests adjustments that may be helpful for Asian Americans to make when they are interpreting the Bible. Finally, Part 3 provides 25 interpretations by Asian American biblical scholars on specific texts in the Bible, using what they consider to be Asian American hermeneutics. Taken together the Handbook interprets the Bible both with and for the Asian American communities.

Author : Federico Alfredo Roth,Justin Marc Smith,Kirsten Sonkyo Oh,Alice Yafeh-Deigh,Kay Higuera Smith
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514001875

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Reading the Bible Around the World by Federico Alfredo Roth,Justin Marc Smith,Kirsten Sonkyo Oh,Alice Yafeh-Deigh,Kay Higuera Smith Pdf

Parish Clergy Award It's an exciting time to be reading the Bible. As we increasingly encounter readers with perspectives, experiences, and cultures different from our own, we can incorporate new ideas and approaches to interpreting Scripture. When diverse interpretations from various social locations are gathered together, we gain new vistas and a fuller image of the text. In Reading the Bible Around the World, a crosscultural team of scholars describes and workshops global readings in biblical interpretation, focusing on passages in both the Old and New Testaments. By presenting a range of readings from different regions and people groups, with particular attention to marginalized groups, the authors demonstrate the importance of contextually sensitive approaches. They help us build up key values for reading Scripture in the twenty-first century: self-awareness, other-awareness, and true dialogue. Who we are shapes how we read. Guided by these expert teachers, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the influence of their own social location and how to keep growing in biblical wisdom by reading alongside the global Christian community.

Author : R. S. Sugirtharajah
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781405155380

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The Postcolonial Biblical Reader by R. S. Sugirtharajah Pdf

This wide-ranging Reader provides a comprehensive survey of the interaction between postcolonial criticism and biblical studies. Examines how various empires such as the Persian and Roman affected biblical narratives. Demonstrates how different biblical writers such as Paul, Matthew and Mark handled the challenges of empire. Includes examples of the practical application of postcolonial criticism to biblical texts. Considers contemporary issues such as diaspora, race, representation and territory. Editorial commentary draws out the key points to be made and creates a coherent narrative.