Empirical Models Challenging Biblical Criticism

Author : Raymond F. Person,Robert Rezetko
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884141495

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Empirical Models Challenging Biblical Criticism by Raymond F. Person,Robert Rezetko Pdf

Cutting edge reflections on biblical text formation Empirical models based on ancient Near Eastern literature and variations between different textual traditions have been used to lend credibility to the identification of the sources behind biblical literature and the different editorial layers. In this volume, empirical models are used to critique the exaggerated results of identifying sources and editorial layers by demonstrating that, even though much of ancient literature had such complex literary histories, our methods are often inadequate for the task of precisely identifying sources and editorial layers. The contributors are Maxine L. Grossman, Bénédicte Lemmelijn, Alan Lenzi, Sara J. Milstein, Raymond F. Person Jr., Robert Rezetko, Stefan Schorch, Julio Trebolle Barrera, Ian Young, and Joseph A. Weaks. Features: Evidence that many ancient texts are composite texts with complex literary histories Ten essays and an introduction cover texts from Mesopotamia, the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Author : Jeffrey H. Tigay
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597524377

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Empirical Models for Biblical Criticism by Jeffrey H. Tigay Pdf

Modern critical scholarship has concluded that the books of the Hebrew Bible have not reached us in their original form but are the products of lengthy evolution. Many of these books are thought to combine the works of more than one author or age and to have undergone considerable revision. Tigay and the other contributors use comparisons of various texts from ancient Mesopotamia and post-exilic Israel. Such comparisons show that the sort of development of biblical literature that nineteenth-century critics were led to postulate from close study of the texts alone is characteristic of many ancient Near Eastern texts. 'Empirical Models for Biblical Criticism' is of value to scholars interested in the Old Testament, as well as religion, theology, Jewish studies, Near Eastern studies, and comparative literature.

Author : Raymond F. Person Jr.
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781628373349

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Scribal Memory and Word Selection by Raymond F. Person Jr. Pdf

What were ancient scribes doing when they copied a manuscript of a literary work? This question is especially problematic when we realize that ancient scribes preserved different versions of the same literary texts. In Scribal Memory and Word Selection: Text Criticism of the Hebrew Bible, Raymond F. Person Jr. draws from studies of how words are selected in everyday conversation to illustrate that the same word-selection mechanisms were at work in scribal memory. Using examples from manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, Person provides new ways of understanding the cognitive-linguistic mechanisms at work during the composition/transmission of texts. Person reveals that, while our modern perspective may consider textual variants to be different literary texts, from the perspective of the ancient scribes and their audiences, these variants could still be understood as the same literary text.

Author : Reinhard Müller,Juha Pakkala
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884145127

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Editorial Techniques in the Hebrew Bible by Reinhard Müller,Juha Pakkala Pdf

Editorial Techniques in the Hebrew Bible: Toward a Refined Literary Criticism presents and applies a model for understanding and reconstructing the diachronic development of the Hebrew Bible through historical criticism (or the historical-critical method). Reinhard Müller and Juha Pakkala refine the methodologies of literary and redaction criticism through a systematic investigation of the evidence of additions, omissions, replacements, and transpositions that are documented by divergent ancient textual traditions. At stake is not only historical criticism but also the Hebrew Bible as a historical source, for historical criticism has been and continues to be the only method to unwind those scribal changes that left no traces in textual variants.

Author : Tom Thatcher,Chris Keith,Raymond F. Person, Jr.,Elsie R. Stern
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567678386

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The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media by Tom Thatcher,Chris Keith,Raymond F. Person, Jr.,Elsie R. Stern Pdf

The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media is a convenient and authoritative reference tool, introducing specific terms and concepts helpful to the study of the Bible and related literature in ancient communications culture. Since the early 1980s, biblical scholars have begun to explore the potentials of interdisciplinary theories of oral tradition, oral performance, personal and collective memory, ancient literacy and scribality, visual culture and ritual. Over time these theories have been combined with considerations of critical and exegetical problems in the study of the Bible, the history of Israel, Christian origins, and rabbinics. The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media responds to the rapid growth of the field by providing a source of reference that offers clear definitions, and in-depth discussions of relevant terms and concepts, and the relationships between them. The volume begins with an overview of 'ancient media studies' and a brief history of research to orient the reader to the field and the broader research context of the book, with individual entries on terms and topics commonly encountered in studies of the Bible in ancient media culture. Each entry defines the term/ concept under consideration, then offers more sustained discussion of the topic, paying particular attention to its relevance for the study of the Bible and related literature

Author : Mark Elliott,Kenneth Atkinson,Robert Rezetko
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000853018

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Misusing Scripture by Mark Elliott,Kenneth Atkinson,Robert Rezetko Pdf

Misusing Scripture offers a thorough and critical evaluation of American evangelical scholarship on the Bible. This strand of scholarship exerts enormous influence on the religious beliefs and practices, and even cultural and political perspectives, of millions of evangelical Christians in the United States and worldwide. The book brings together a diverse array of authors with expertise on the Bible, religion, history, and archaeology to critique the nature and growth of "faith-based" biblical scholarship. The chapters focus on inerrancy and textual criticism, archaeology and history, and the Bible in its ancient and contemporary contexts. They explore how evangelicals approach the Bible in their biblical interpretation, how "biblical" archaeology is misused to bolster distinctive views about the Bible, and how disputed interpretations of the Bible impact issues in the public square. This unique and timely volume contributes to a greater understanding and appreciation of how contemporary American evangelicals understand and use the Bible in their private and public lives. It will be of particular interest to scholars of biblical studies, evangelical Christianity, and religion in the United States.

Author : Idan Dershowitz
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161598609

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The Dismembered Bible by Idan Dershowitz Pdf

It is often presumed that biblical redaction was invariably done using scribal methods, meaning that when editors sought to modify or compile existing texts, they would do so in the process of rewriting them upon new scrolls. There is, however, substantial evidence pointing to an alternative scenario: Various sections of the Hebrew Bible appear to have been created through a process of material redaction. In some cases, ancient editors simply appended new sheets to existing scrolls. Other times, they literally cut and pasted their sources, carving out patches of text from multiple manuscripts and then gluing them together like a collage. Idan Dershowitz shows how this surprising technique left behind telltale traces in the biblical text - especially when the editors made mistakes - allowing us to reconstruct their modus operandi. Material evidence from the ancient Near East and elsewhere further supports his hypothesis.

Author : Molly M. Zahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-11
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781108477581

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Genres of Rewriting in Second Temple Judaism by Molly M. Zahn Pdf

A study of the many different ways ancient Jewish scribes changed, or rewrote, the sacred and authoritative traditions they inherited.

Author : Russell Meek
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725286030

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Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament, 7.1 by Russell Meek Pdf

Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament (JESOT) is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the academic and evangelical study of the Old Testament. The journal seeks to fill a need in academia by providing a venue for high-level scholarship on the Old Testament from an evangelical standpoint. The journal is not affiliated with any particular academic institution, and with an international editorial board, open access format, and multi-language submissions, JESOT cultivates and promotes Old Testament scholarship in the evangelical global community. The journal differs from many evangelical journals in that it seeks to publish current academic research in the areas of ancient Near Eastern backgrounds, Dead Sea Scrolls, Rabbinics, Linguistics, Septuagint, Research Methodology, Literary Analysis, Exegesis, Text Criticism, and Theology as they pertain only to the Old Testament. JESOT also includes up-to-date book reviews on various academic studies of the Old Testament. Table of Contents ARTICLES Poetry and Emotion in Psalm 22, Part One Joel Atwood (Mis)understanding Sailhamer Kevin Chen The Non-Royal Portrayal of Moses in the Pentateuch Gregory Goswell Connecting Khirbet Qeiyafa to the Proper Israelite King: Sauline Stronghold or Davidic Fortress? Douglas Petrovich BOOK REVIEWS

Author : John H. Walton
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493414369

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Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament by John H. Walton Pdf

Leading evangelical scholar John Walton surveys the cultural context of the ancient Near East, bringing insight to the interpretation of specific Old Testament passages. This new edition of a top-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised throughout to reflect the refined thinking of a mature scholar. It includes over 30 illustrations. Students and pastors who want to deepen their understanding of the Old Testament will find this a helpful and instructive study.

Author : Benjamin D. Giffone
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161562389

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Storymaking, Textual Development, and Varying Cultic Centralizations by Benjamin D. Giffone Pdf

Author : Antti Laato
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567680037

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The Origin of Israelite Zion Theology by Antti Laato Pdf

In this examination of Zion theology and how it arises in the book of Psalms Antti Laato's starting-point is that the Hebrew Bible is the product of the exilic and postexilic times, which nonetheless contains older traditions that have played a significant role in the development of the text. Laato seeks out these older mythical traditions related to Zion using a comparative methodology and looking at Biblical traditions alongside Ugaritic texts and other ancient Near Eastern material. As such Laato provides a historical background for Zion theology which he can apply more broadly to the Psalms. In addition, Laato argues that Zion-related theology in the Psalms is closely related to two events recounted in the Hebrew Bible. First, the architectural details of the Temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6-7), which can be compared with older mythical Zion-related traditions. Second, the religious traditions related to the reigns of David and Solomon such as the Ark Narrative, which ends with David's transfer of the Ark to Jerusalem (2 Sam 6). From this Laato builds an argument for a possible setting in Jerusalem at the time of David and Solomon for the Zion theology that emerges in the Psalms.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004693623

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The Comparative Textual Criticism of Religious Scriptures by Anonim Pdf

This collection of articles uniquely brings into scholarly dialogue the textual history and criticism of authoritative literatures from diverse cultures: they study Mesopotamian literature, the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, the Homeric epics, the Quran, and Hindu and Buddhist literatures with an interest in all matters of their textual transmission. Contributors address questions such as: What role does textual criticism play in the study of authoritative texts in these fields? How much variation exists in these textual traditions? Can you observe processes of textual standardization? What role does the oral transmission play? How are critical editions prepared? While these questions have produced a wealth of scholarly literature for each individual field, this volume is the first to study them from a comparative perspective.

Author : Ville Mäkipelto
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110600117

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Uncovering Ancient Editing by Ville Mäkipelto Pdf

The Hebrew Bible is a product of ancient editing, but to what degree can this editing be uncovered? “Uncovering Ancient Editing” argues that divergent textual witnesses of the same text, so-called documented evidence, should be the starting point for such an endeavor. The book presents a fresh analysis of Josh 24 and related texts as a test case for refining our knowledge of how scribes edited texts. Josh 24 is envisioned as a gradually growing Persian period text, whose editorial history can be reconstructed with the help of documented evidence preserved in the MT, LXX, and other ancient sources. This study has major implications for both the study of the book of Joshua and text-historical methodology in general.

Author : Sara Jessica Milstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780190205393

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Tracking the Master Scribe by Sara Jessica Milstein Pdf

"With collectively produced texts that underwent massive change over time, Mesopotamian literature and the Hebrew Bible confound modern notions of authorship and creativity. Tracking the Master Scribe: Revision through Introduction in Biblical and Mesopotamian Literature probes the methods employed by ancient scribes to pass down the writing that mattered most"--