Subversive Scribes And The Solomonic Narrative

Author : Eric A. Seibert
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567544384

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Subversive Scribes and the Solomonic Narrative by Eric A. Seibert Pdf

Subversive Scribes and the Solomonic Narrative considers 1 Kgs 1-11 through the optics of propaganda and subversion with primary attention given to subversive readings of portions of the Solomonic narrative. Seibert explores the social context in which scribal subversion was not only possible but perhaps even necessary and examines texts that covertly undermine the legitimacy or the legacy of Solomon. The book is divided into two parts. In the first, Seibert develops definitions of propaganda and subversion and notes other studies which have understood certain biblical texts to function in these ways. Primary consideration is given to developing a theory of subversive scribal activity in this section of the book. An important distinction is made between "submissive scribes," individuals who wrote what they were told, and "subversive scribes," individuals who did otherwise. Since many scribes were writing for the very people who paid them, those wanting to engage in subversive literary activity had to do so carefully, and to a certain extent covertly, lest they be detected and exposed. Yet their critique could not be so obscure that none could detect it. There needed to be enough clues to allow like-minded scribes to read the text and appreciate the critique, but not so many that opponents could charge such scribes with sedition. In the second part of the book, Seibert applies this theory of scribal subversion to various passages in 1 Kgs 1-11. An extended discussion is given to 1 Kgs 1-2 with the remainder of the Solomonic narrative being treated more episodically. The focus is on passages which look suspiciously like the work of a subversive scribe and/or which have subversive potential. It is argued that scribes could-and sometimes did-intentionally encode a critique of the king/kingship in the text and that one of the most effective ways they accomplished this was by cloaking scribal subversion in the guise of propaganda.

Author : Yong Ho Jeon
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610978101

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Impeccable Solomon? by Yong Ho Jeon Pdf

Solomon's idolatry, his murder of his political enemies, and his role in the breakup of the kingdom, which are bluntly presented in Kings, are omitted in Chronicles. Is King Solomon presented as impeccable in Chronicles, in stark contrast to his portrayal in Kings? Is Solomon idealized in Chronicles at the cost of honest writing of history? To this question, the consensus view says, "Yes." However, Yong Ho Jeon takes a different route and maintains that the Chronicler's portrait of Solomon is much more nuanced than many suppose. Jeon employs a "reader-sensitive" approach that considers the biblical writer's intention to use his readers' prior knowledge and the reading process itself to present a portrait of Solomon. Applying this methodology results in a new interpretation of Solomon not only in Chronicles but in Kings as well.

Author : Sara Kipfer
Publisher : Kohlhammer Verlag
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783170370418

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The Book of Samuel and Its Response to Monarchy by Sara Kipfer Pdf

Power comprises one of the key topics of the book of Samuel. This theme encompasses tribal contentions, power differentials between religious authorities and kings, fathers and sons, men and women. The articles assembled here explore Israel's search for political identity and Samuel's critique of monarchy, the book's constructions of power and powerlessness, and the editors' and early audiences' postmonarchic reflections. Historical and social-scientific approaches to the book of Samuel find ancient Near Eastern parallels for the political organization of Israel and describe the social conditions under authoritarian regimes. Redactional approaches examine the diachronic development of Samuel's varying perceptions of monarchy, from that institution's inception through its entrenchment in Israelite and Judahite society, until it underwent a sudden, cataclysmic failure. And literary and theological approaches advocate for contemporary reconsideration and application of the book's more noble principles.

Author : Susanne Scholz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780190462680

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The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible by Susanne Scholz Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible brings together 37 essential essays written by leading international scholars, examining crucial points of analysis within the field of feminist Hebrew Bible studies. Organized into four major areas - globalization, neoliberalism, media, and intersectionality - the essays collectively provide vibrant, relevant, and innovative contributions to the field. The topics of analysis focus heavily on gender and queer identity, with essays touching on African, Korean, and European feminist hermeneutics, womanist and interreligious readings, ecofeminist and animal biblical studies, migration biblical studies, the role of gender binary voices in evangelical-egalitarian approaches, and the examination of scripture in light of trans women's voices. The volume also includes essays examining the Old Testament as recited in music, literature, film, and video games. The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible charts a culturally, hermeneutically, and exegetically cutting-edge path for the ongoing development of biblical studies grounded in feminist, womanist, gender, and queer perspectives.

Author : Lynn Jost
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781513802640

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1 & 2 Kings by Lynn Jost Pdf

Violence on the streets. Military expansion. Consumerism. Policies exploiting people and natural resources. Harassment and abuse: 1 & 2 Kings could hardly be more relevant. In the thirty-fourth volume of the Believers Church Bible Commentary series, Old Testament scholar Lynn Jost claims 1 & 2 Kings were written to form a community that would embrace the Ten Commandments and the Great Shema and would champion righteousness and compassion. Jost traces the characteristics of royal justice, with its systems of excess and indulgence, as well as the court intrigue, succession politics, interfamily rivalries, and prophetic judgment that mark the books. Through it all, Israel remains in a covenant relationship with a delivering God. Through it all, God calls the leaders and the people to practice justice, protect shalom, and live righteously. In vivid and accessible prose, Jost invites pastors, scholars, and lay readers to read 1 & 2 Kings as books of promise—ones that gesture toward a faithful God who rescues, judges, commands, and provides. About the Believers Church Bible Commentary series This readable commentary series is for all who seek more fully to understand the original message of Scripture and its meaning for today—Sunday school teachers, members of Bible study groups, students, pastors, and other seekers. –From the Series Foreword

Author : Isabel Cranz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781108830492

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Royal Illness and Kingship Ideology in the Hebrew Bible by Isabel Cranz Pdf

A systematic study of how royal illnesses in the Hebrew Bible are evaluated and integrated in literary and historiographical contexts.

Author : David Janzen
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506474595

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The Liberation of Method by David Janzen Pdf

The field of biblical studies has championed the historical-critical method as the only way to guarantee objective interpretation. But in recent decades, women, people of color, scholars from the Two-Thirds World, and members of the the LGBTQIA+ community have pursued hermeneutical approaches that provide interpretations useful for marginalized communities who see the Bible as a resource in their struggles against oppression. Such liberative strategies remain at the margins of the field. The Liberation of Method argues that this marginality must end, and that liberative methods should become the central methods of biblical studies. The first part of the book draws upon the hermeneutics of philosophical pragmatism to argue that, because readers are responsible for the interpretation, there is no necessary connection between the meanings they produce and the ones ancient authors may have intended. As a result, the historical-critical method, which prioritizes the study of the ancient contexts of biblical writings, becomes an optional rather than a necessary aspect of interpretation. The second part of The Liberation of Method argues that if we truly hope to create an ethical academic field, more privileged scholars and students must see their minoritized colleagues as the leaders in the field, as models of the ethical liberative standards of interpretation.

Author : Katharine J. Dell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192606006

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The Solomonic Corpus of 'Wisdom' and Its Influence by Katharine J. Dell Pdf

Solomon is the figurehead who holds the family of 'wisdom' texts together. In this study, Katharine Dell argues that a core of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes forms the inner sanctum of the 'Solomonic wisdom corpus', with the Song of Songs as a close relative, but Job at one remove. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song contain attributions to Solomon and demonstrate key 'wisdom' connections. Solomon is also portrayed as an idealized character in the narratives about him in 2 Sam. 24-1 Kings 11. He is the embodiment of wisdom, thus linking both the narrative portrayal and canonical memory of his significance. His connections with Egypt and Sheba shed light on how Solomon gained his reputation for wisdom, as do the roles in his court for scribes, sages, and seers. Formative wisdom themes, notably that of God as creator, characterize the book of Proverbs and also influenced certain 'wisdom psalms' and the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, texts which share links to wisdom ideas and contexts. For these prophets criticism of 'the wise' is a key concern. Dell introduces an intertextual method to open up fresh possibilities of ranging together different texts alongside the Solomonic corpus, without the constraints of probing literary or historical linkages: Ruth is considered with Proverbs, Genesis 1-11 with Ecclesiastes and the wider theme of gardens and water in the Hebrew Bible with the Song of Songs. While Solomon probably had very little to do with such readerly text-play, Dell's argument in The Solomonic Corpus of 'Wisdom' and Its Influence is that he is the lynch-pin that holds 'wisdom' in its core texts and wider family together.

Author : Eastern Great Lakes and Midwest Biblical Societies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bible
ISBN : PSU:000056743357

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Proceedings by Eastern Great Lakes and Midwest Biblical Societies Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Bible
ISBN : UOM:39015079789254

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The Catholic Biblical Quarterly by Anonim Pdf

Includes various reports of the Association.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Dissertations, Academic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112755421

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Dissertation Abstracts International by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015066180400

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American Book Publishing Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Bible
ISBN : UOM:39015066315147

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Hebrew studies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Eric A. Seibert
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451407709

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Disturbing Divine Behavior by Eric A. Seibert Pdf

How should we understand biblical texts where God is depicted as acting irrationally, violently, or destructively? If we distance ourselves from disturbing portrayals of God, how should we understand the authority of Scripture? How does the often wrathful God portrayed in the Old Testament relate to the God of love proclaimed in the New Testament? Is that contrast even accurate? Disturbing Divine Behavior addresses these perennially vexing questions for the student of the Bible. Eric A. Seibert calls for an engaged and discerning reading of the Old Testament that distinguishes the particular literary and theological goals achieved through narrative characterizations of God from the rich understanding of the divine to which the Old Testament as a whole points. Providing illuminating reflections on theological reading as well, this book will be a welcome resource for any readers who puzzle over disturbing representations of God in the Bible.

Author : Alan J. Hauser,Russell Gregory
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1990-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567425720

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From Carmel to Horeb by Alan J. Hauser,Russell Gregory Pdf

The two independent studies in this volume are: 1. Alan J. Hauser, Yahweh versus Death-The Real Struggle in 1 Kings 17-19. Hauser argues that although Yahweh emerges victorious in the famous match against Baal in ch. 18, it is Yahweh's struggle with death that gives 1 Kings 17-19 its literary shape and dynamic. 2. Russell Gregory, Irony and the Unmasking of Elijah. Gregory detects a fundamental irony in 1 Kings 17-19: Elijah, driven by his ambitions to clear the country of the prophets of Baal and to lead the people back to the worship of the one true god, appears to be a diligent and forceful prophet for Yahweh. And yet, his frenetic activity only veils his arrogance and his subversion of the prophetic task.