Social Scientific Old Testament Criticism

Author : David J. Chalcraft
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1850758131

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Social-scientific Old Testament Criticism by David J. Chalcraft Pdf

Collected here in one volume are the best examples of social-scientific Old Testament criticism from the last 20 years of the Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, an essential introduction to the field. Divided into six sections, this volume presents essays on the central methodological and theoretical issues as well as a series of applications to the study of early Israelite social forms, the formal and informal regulation of life, the distribution of power and justice, and the performance of social roles and the process of group formation. The volume brings home how indispensable a social-science approach is for the reconstruction of the Israelite social world-not to say our own worlds and productions as well, enbodying the finest traditions of classical social theory and the interface with exciting new developments.

Author : John Hall Elliott,Dan Otto Via
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800626788

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What is Social-scientific Criticism? by John Hall Elliott,Dan Otto Via Pdf

This book gives a clearly written, authoritative introduction to social-scientific criticism of the New Testament, including the rise of this method, its practitioners and the focal points of their work, how the method is applied to the interpretation of the biblical text, and the presuppositions and procedures of the method. Four appendices; glossary; two bibliographies.

Author : Ilan Stavans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Hispanic Americans
ISBN : 0199913706

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Oxford Bibliographies by Ilan Stavans Pdf

"An emerging field of study that explores the Hispanic minority in the United States, Latino Studies is enriched by an interdisciplinary perspective. Historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, demographers, linguists, as well as religion, ethnicity, and culture scholars, among others, bring a varied, multifaceted approach to the understanding of a people whose roots are all over the Americas and whose permanent home is north of the Rio Grande. Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies offers an authoritative, trustworthy, and up-to-date intellectual map to this ever-changing discipline."--Editorial page.

Author : John Pilch
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004496972

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Social Scientific Models for Interpreting the Bible by John Pilch Pdf

Fourteen members of The Context Group honor Bruce J. Malina and his scholarship in this volume by following his consistent example of developing or using explicit social scientific models to interpret documents from the ancient Mediterranean world. Ordinary features of that cultural world such as gossip, reciprocity, a pervasive military presence, the power of women, and becoming a follower of Jesus stand out with greater clarity in the Bible when a reader understands the cultural matrix in which such social dynamics function. These essays reflect The Context Group’s more than twenty years of collaborative experience in researching the cultural context of the Bible. New insights are built on the solidly established foundations of their earlier cross-cultural studies. Readers will find the individual essays enlightening and challenging. Taken as a whole they form a valuable resource and a stimulating and helpful aid to further study.

Author : John Hall Elliott
Publisher : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000051195752

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Social Scientific Criticism of the New Testament by John Hall Elliott Pdf

A survey of the field of social-scientific criticism in relation to the New Testament. It covers the leading practitioners, provides practical illustrations of its use, and evaluates its achievements.

Author : Charles Edward Carter,Carol L. Meyers
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 1575060051

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Community, Identity, and Ideology by Charles Edward Carter,Carol L. Meyers Pdf

This collection of essays contextualizes the history and current state of the social science method in the study of the Hebrew Bible. Part 1 traces the rise of social science criticism by reprinting classic essays on the topic; Part 2 provides "case studies," examples of application of the methods to biblical studies.

Author : David G. Horrell
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567086585

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Social-Scientific Approaches to New Testament Interpretation by David G. Horrell Pdf

In the past twenty-five years, New Testament scholars have drawn on the social sciences, especially anthropology and sociology, to develop a variety of new perspectives on early Christianity. David Horrell here gathers together the classic works in this field, including essays by, for example, John Barclay, Philip Esler, Wayne Meeks, Luise Schottroff and Gerd Theissen. For each selection, David Horrell provides a short introduction and suggestions for further reading. He also provides an introduction outlining the development and future prospects of the discipline.An excellent reference and textbook for scholars and students.

Author : Douglas Mangum,Amy Balogh
Publisher : Lexham Methods
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1577996658

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Social & Historical Approaches to the Bible by Douglas Mangum,Amy Balogh Pdf

The Bible was not written and received in a historical vacuum--in fact, the social and historical context of the Bible illuminates key understandings that may have been otherwise missed. Biblical scholars use many different approaches to uncover this context, each engaging various aspects of the social and historical world of the Bible--from religious ritual to scribal practice to historical event. In Social & Historical Approaches to the Bible, you will learn how these methods developed and see how they have been used. You will be introduced to the strengths and weaknesses of each method, so you may understand its benefits as well as see its limitations. Many of these approaches are still in use by biblical scholars today, though often much changed from their earliest form as ideas were revised in light of the challenges and questions posed by further research.

Author : J. W. Rogerson,Judith M. Lieu
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 915 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191568992

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The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies by J. W. Rogerson,Judith M. Lieu Pdf

The Oxford Handbooks series is a major new initiative in academic publishing. Each volume offers an authoritative and up-to-date survey of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates. Biblical studies is a highly technical and diverse field. Study of the Bible demands expertise in fields ranging from Archaeology, Egyptology, Assyriology, and Linguistics through textual, historical, and sociological studies to Literary Theory, Feminism, Philosophy, and Theology, to name only some. This authoritative and compelling guide to the discipline will, therefore, be an invaluable reference work for all students and academics who want to explore more fully essential topics in Biblical studies.

Author : Daniel Y. Wu
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575064383

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Honor, Shame, and Guilt by Daniel Y. Wu Pdf

In this study, Wu explores how the concepts honor, shame, and guilt function in the book of Ezekiel, as well as in the wider contexts of their general use in anthropological or social-scientific approaches to biblical studies. He frames Ezekiel’s key terms for honor (kabod), shame (bosh ), and guilt ('awah) within an analysis of a broad perspective on these terms in the body of the Old Testament as a way of forming the “concept spheres” within which the specific instances of each term in Ezekiel sit. Wu gleans insight from the dominant contemporary definitions of honor, shame, and guilt in the fields of psychology and anthropology and their application to biblical studies, and he reflects on how this broader context informs and is informed by his analysis of Ezekiel. The study concludes by drawing together the implications and contribution of the analysis of Ezekiel and applying them to the development of social-scientific models for the future.

Author : Philip Francis Esler
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800637674

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Ancient Israel by Philip Francis Esler Pdf

This volume brings together essays by an international group of biblical scholars on Old Testament topics, employing social-scientific methods: anthropology, macro-sociology, social psychology, and so forth.

Author : David M. May
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015029572727

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Social Scientific Criticism of the New Testament by David M. May Pdf

A classified, unannotated bibliography of 972 books and articles that treat the New Testament using the methodology of social scientific criticism. A volume with the same title, but different author, was published in the series in 1989. No subject index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland

Author : John H. Elliott
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597524094

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A Home for the Homeless by John H. Elliott Pdf

Jack Elliott's A Home for the Homeless is one of the most exciting works in biblical scholarship that I have read in recent years, and the best book on 1 Peter that I have ever read. In my mind he is certainly on the right track in detecting the life-situation addressed in this important epistle. It is consoling to find that amid the plethora of writings on the Bible really worthwhile discoveries can still be made. --Raymond E. Brown author of Recent Discoveries and the Biblical World Already an acknowledged expert on 1 Peter, John Elliott here combines New Testament exegesis and a keen knowledge of the Hellenistic world with the emergent sociological analysis of the New Testament. Elliott has produced a fascinating statement on the broad social setting and religious meaning of an important but often overlooked piece of early Christian literature. It is clearly a significant methodological statement which has ramifications beyond a study of 1 Peter. --John R. Donahue, SJ author of The Gospel in Parable The power of this book lies in its demonstration of how we move from philology and literary studies to history and sociological reconstruction. Elliott is the first to show that from the meanings of words and their theology we are able to draw insight in the social reality, therefore relevance, of an important religious text from Judeo-Christian antiquity. The book is a methodological model, but also a tour de force of intellect and imagination. --Jacob Neusner author of Rabbinic Literature and the New Testament Attempts to look through the New Testament texts into the lives of real human communities of the past received a significant boost with the first publication of A Home for the Homeless. Elliott's work has had a central and provocative role in the debate that has grown and matured during the subsequent decade and which continues vigorously today: What are the appropriate ways of using methods of the social sciences to understand texts from antiquity? --Wayne A. Meeks author of The First Urban Christians John H. Elliott is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at the University of San Francisco. He is also the author of 'The Elect and the Holy, ' 'What Is Social-Scientific Criticism?, ' and '1 Peter' (Anchor Bible).

Author : Edward D. Andrews,F. David Farnell,Thomas Howe,Thomas Marshall,Dianna Nedwman
Publisher : Christian Publishing House
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781945757716

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BIBLICAL CRITICISM by Edward D. Andrews,F. David Farnell,Thomas Howe,Thomas Marshall,Dianna Nedwman Pdf

Author : Stephen R. Haynes,Steven L. McKenzie
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015029581470

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To Each Its Own Meaning by Stephen R. Haynes,Steven L. McKenzie Pdf

This single volume introduces the reader to the most important methods of Biblical criticism by covering both traditional and more current methods, giving special attention to the way in which methods of criticism are applied to specific texts. The contributors, from a diverse background, demonstrate how their own method is applied.