Imagined Worlds And Constructed Differences In The Hebrew Bible

Author : Jeremiah W. Cataldo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567689801

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Imagined Worlds and Constructed Differences in the Hebrew Bible by Jeremiah W. Cataldo Pdf

The purpose of this volume is twofold: to introduce readers to the study of cultural memory and identity in relation to the Hebrew Bible, and to set up strategies for connecting studies of the historical contexts and literature of the Bible to parallel issues in the present day. The volume questions how we can better understand the divide between insider and outsider and the powerful impact of prejudice as a basis for preserving differences between "us" and "them"? In turn the contributors question how such frameworks shape a community's self-perception, its economics and politics. Guided by the general framework of Anderson's theory of nationalism and the outsider, such issues are explored in related ways throughout each of the contributions. Each contribution focuses on social, economic, or political issues that have significantly shaped or influenced dominant elements of cultural memory and the construction of identity in the biblical texts. Together the contributions present a larger proposal: the broad contours of memory and identity in the Bible are the products of a collective desire to reshape the social-political world.

Author : Jeremiah W. Cataldo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567683502

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Imagined Worlds and Constructed Differences in the Hebrew Bible by Jeremiah W. Cataldo Pdf

The purpose of this volume is twofold: to introduce readers to the study of cultural memory and identity in relation to the Hebrew Bible, and to set up strategies for connecting studies of the historical contexts and literature of the Bible to parallel issues in the present day. The volume questions how we can better understand the divide between insider and outsider and the powerful impact of prejudice as a basis for preserving differences between "us" and "them"? In turn the contributors question how such frameworks shape a community's self-perception, its economics and politics. Guided by the general framework of Anderson's theory of nationalism and the outsider, such issues are explored in related ways throughout each of the contributions. Each contribution focuses on social, economic, or political issues that have significantly shaped or influenced dominant elements of cultural memory and the construction of identity in the biblical texts. Together the contributions present a larger proposal: the broad contours of memory and identity in the Bible are the products of a collective desire to reshape the social-political world.

Author : Ehud Ben Zvi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110547146

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Social Memory among the Literati of Yehud by Ehud Ben Zvi Pdf

Ehud Ben Zvi has been at the forefront of exploring how the study of social memory contributes to our understanding of the intellectual worldof the literati of the early Second Temple period and their textual repertoire. Many of his studies on the matter and several new relevant works are here collected together providing a very useful resource for furthering research and teaching in this area. The essays included here address, inter alia, prophets as sites of memory, kings as sites memory, Jerusalem as a site of memory, a mnemonic system shaped by two interacting ‘national’ histories, matters of identity and othering as framed and explored via memories, mnemonic metanarratives making sense of the past and serving various didactic purposes and their problems, memories of past and futures events shared by the literati, issues of gender constructions and memory, memories understood by the group as ‘counterfactual’ and their importance, and, in multiple ways, how and why shared memories served as a (safe) playground for exploring multiple, central ideological issues within the group and of generative grammars governing systemic preferences and dis-preferences for particular memories.

Author : Ehud Ben Zvi,Diana Vikander Edelman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567655349

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Imagining the Other and Constructing Israelite Identity in the Early Second Temple Period by Ehud Ben Zvi,Diana Vikander Edelman Pdf

This volume sheds light on how particular constructions of the 'Other' contributed to an ongoing process of defining what 'Israel' or an 'Israelite' was, or was supposed to be in literature taken to be authoritative in the late Persian and Early Hellenistic periods. It asks, who is an insider and who an outsider? Are boundaries permeable? Are there different ideas expressed within individual books? What about constructions of the (partial) 'Other' from inside, e.g., women, people whose body did not fit social constructions of normalness? It includes chapters dealing with theoretical issues and case studies, and addresses similar issues from the perspective of groups in the late Second Temple period so as to shed light on processes of continuity and discontinuity on these matters. Preliminary forms of five of the contributions were presented in Thessaloniki in 2011 in the research programme, 'Production and Reception of Authoritative Books in the Persian and Hellenistic Period,' at the Annual Meeting of European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS).

Author : Mira Morgenstern
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780271048062

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Conceiving a Nation by Mira Morgenstern Pdf

Author : Paula Fredriksen
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300164107

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From Jesus to Christ by Paula Fredriksen Pdf

"Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study."—Géza Vermès, Times Literary Supplement In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. This edition includes an introduction reviews the most recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology. "Brilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights."—Reginald H. Fuller, Journal of the American Academy of Religion "This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian."—James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion "Fredriksen confronts her documents—principally the writings of the New Testament—as an archaeologist would an especially rich complex site. With great care she distinguishes the literary images from historical fact. As she does so, she explains the images of Jesus in terms of the strategies and purposes of the writers Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John."—Thomas D’Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor

Author : Eva Mroczek
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190279837

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The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity by Eva Mroczek Pdf

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls revealed a world of early Jewish writing larger than the Bible: from multiple versions of biblical texts to 'revealed' books not found in our canon. But despite this diversity, the way we read Second Temple Jewish literature remains constrained by two anachronistic categories: a theological one, 'Bible,' and a bibliographic one, 'book.' 'The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity' suggests ways of thinking about how Jews understood their own literature before these categories had emerged.

Author : Samuel L. Boyd
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004448766

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Language Contact, Colonial Administration, and the Construction of Identity in Ancient Israel by Samuel L. Boyd Pdf

In Language Contact, Colonial Administration, and the Construction of Identity in Ancient Israel, Boyd offers the first book-length incorporation of language contact theory with data from the Bible. It allows for a reexamination of the nature of contact between biblical authors and the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Achaemenid empires.

Author : Marianne Grohmann,Hyun Chul Paul Kim
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884143659

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Second Wave Intertextuality and the Hebrew Bible by Marianne Grohmann,Hyun Chul Paul Kim Pdf

An innovative collection of inner-biblical, intertextual, and intercontextual dialogues Essays from a diverse group of scholars offer new approaches to biblical intertextuality that examine the relationship between the Hebrew Bible, art, literature, sociology, and postcolonialism. Eight essays in part 1 cover inner-biblical intertextuality, including studies of Genesis, Judges, and Qoheleth, among others. The eight postbiblical intertextuality essays in part 2 explore Bakhtinian and dialogical approaches, intertextuality in the Dead Sea Scrolls, canonical critisicm, reception history, and #BlackLivesMatter. These essays on various genres and portions of the Hebrew Bible showcase how, why, and what intertextuality has been and presents possible potential directions for future research and application. Features: Diverse methods and cases of intertextuality Rich examples of hermeneutical theory and interpretive applications Readings of biblical texts as mutual dialogues, among the authors, traditions, themes, contexts, and lived worlds

Author : Jacob L. Wright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108480895

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War, Memory, and National Identity in the Hebrew Bible by Jacob L. Wright Pdf

Shows how biblical authors, like more recent architects of national identities, constructed identity in direct relation to memories of war.

Author : Konrad Schmid,Jens Schršter
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780674248380

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The Making of the Bible by Konrad Schmid,Jens Schršter Pdf

The authoritative new account of the BibleÕs origins, illuminating the 1,600-year tradition that shaped the Christian and Jewish holy books as millions know them today. The Bible as we know it today is best understood as a process, one that begins in the tenth century BCE. In this revelatory account, a world-renowned scholar of Hebrew scripture joins a foremost authority on the New Testament to write a new biography of the Book of Books, reconstructing Jewish and Christian scriptural histories, as well as the underappreciated contest between them, from which the Bible arose. Recent scholarship has overturned popular assumptions about IsraelÕs past, suggesting, for instance, that the five books of the Torah were written not by Moses but during the reign of Josiah centuries later. The sources of the Gospels are also under scrutiny. Konrad Schmid and Jens Schršter reveal the long, transformative journeys of these and other texts en route to inclusion in the holy books. The New Testament, the authors show, did not develop in the wake of an Old Testament set in stone. Rather the two evolved in parallel, in conversation with each other, ensuring a continuing mutual influence of Jewish and Christian traditions. Indeed, Schmid and Schršter argue that Judaism may not have survived had it not been reshaped in competition with early Christianity. A remarkable synthesis of the latest Old and New Testament scholarship, The Making of the Bible is the most comprehensive history yet told of the worldÕs best-known literature, revealing its buried lessons and secrets.

Author : Liane M. Feldman
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161596360

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The Story of Sacrifice by Liane M. Feldman Pdf

The sacrificial instructions and purity laws in Leviticus have often been seen as later or secondary additions to an originally sparse Priestly narrative. In this volume, Liane M. Feldman argues that the ritual and narrative elements of the Pentateuchal Priestly source are mutually dependent, and that the internal logic and structure of the Priestly narrative makes sense only when they are read together. Bringing together insights from the fields of ritual theory and narratology, the author argues that the ritual materials in Leviticus should be understood and analyzed as literature. At the core of her study is the assertion that these sacrificial instructions and purity laws form the backbone of the Priestly story world, and that when these materials are read within their broader narrative context, the Priestly narrative is first and foremost a story about the origins and purpose of sacrifice.

Author : Henry Wansbrough
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567657114

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Introducing the New Testament by Henry Wansbrough Pdf

Introducing the New Testament presents the complex and often challenging texts and history of the New Testament in a clear and informative manner. The book begins with a section that gives readers a clear idea of how to use it most effectively for study and personal research, followed by a chapter which outlines the various manuscript traditions and processes of transmission that resulted in the biblical texts we have before us today. With this groundwork complete, readers are then introduced to all the texts of the New Testament, and to major issues and debates such as the 'Historical Jesus' the 'Synoptic Problem' and current debates surrounding inspiration - how these texts can be seen in both a historical context and in the context of religious faith. The book features maps, chapter summaries, sample essay questions, chapter bibliographies and reading lists, and an annotated glossary of key terms.

Author : Martin S. Jaffee
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015064890372

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Early Judaism by Martin S. Jaffee Pdf

An analysis of the world view, the various religious and cultural ideas, rituals, and customs in Judea that gave rise to Christianity, Rabbinic Judaism, the Therapeutae, and the Essenes. This book introduces the complex reality of Judaism in ancient times using an approach grounded in the interdisciplinary framework of the comparative study of religions. The aim of the book is to immerse students in theoretical problems regarding the interpretation of religious life as they master the diverse details of the forms of Judaic religion that thrived in antiquity.

Author : John S. Kloppenborg,Judith H. Newman
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589836495

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Editing the Bible by John S. Kloppenborg,Judith H. Newman Pdf

The Bible is likely the most-edited book in history, yet the task of editing the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts of the Bible is fraught with difficulties. The dearth of Hebrew manuscripts of the Jewish Scriptures and the substantial differences among those witnesses creates difficulties in determining which text ought to be printed as the text of the Jewish Scriptures. For the New Testament, it is not the dearth of manuscripts but the overwhelming number of manuscripts—almost six thousand Greek manuscripts and many more in other languages—that presents challenges for sorting and analyzing such a large, multivariant data set. This volume, representing experts in the editing of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, discusses both current achievements and future challenges in creating modern editions of the biblical texts in their original languages. The contributors are Kristin De Troyer, Michael W. Holmes, John S. Kloppenborg, Sarianna Metso, Judith H. Newman, Holger Strutwolf, Eibert Tigchelaar, David Trobisch, Eugene Ulrich, John Van Seters, Klaus Wachtel, and Ryan Wettlaufer.