The New Literary Criticism And The Hebrew Bible

Author : J. Cheryl Exum,David J. A. Clines
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1993-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567472526

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The New Literary Criticism and the Hebrew Bible by J. Cheryl Exum,David J. A. Clines Pdf

The purpose of this original volume is to illustrate what has been happening recently in Hebrew Bible studies under the influence of developments in literary theory in the last couple of decades. The methods and practice of reader-response criticism and deconstruction, as well as of feminist, materialist and psychoanalytic approaches are represented here by essays from leading Hebrew Bible literary critics. Alice Bach, Robert Carroll, Francisco Garcia-Treto, David Jobling, Francis Landy, Stuart Lasine, Peter Miscall, Hugh Pyper, Robert Polzin, and Ilona Rashkow, together with the two editors, present distinctive and eclectic essays on particular biblical texts, introducing students and scholars to exciting new dimensions of biblical study.

Author : Yaira Amit
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451420447

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Reading Biblical Narratives by Yaira Amit Pdf

Based on a series of lectures given in Israel, Amit introduces the reader to the subtle ways of the biblical narrators. Covering issues of character, plot development, catchword association, narration, and dialog, she brings the biblical text to life, helping the reader enter the stories from new vantage points.

Author : Alex Preminger,Edward L. Greenstein
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Bibles
ISBN : UOM:39015011601567

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The Hebrew Bible in Literary Criticism by Alex Preminger,Edward L. Greenstein Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Struthers Malbon,Edgar V. McKnight
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1994-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567228437

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The New Literary Criticism and the New Testament by Elizabeth Struthers Malbon,Edgar V. McKnight Pdf

This publication presents the rich variety of critical methodologies in contemporary literary study of the New Testament. The tradition of study represented in the essays lies at the conjunction of developments in biblical studies and literary criticism: (1) the exhaustion of New Testament historical criticism in general and redaction criticism in particular; (2) the waning of Formalist-New Critical approaches in literary study; and (3) the emphasis upon the text in terms of language and discourse as the 'free play of signifiers'. The essays deal with theory, exegesis, and their interdependence in this new literary context. However, contributions of earlier epochs in the history of literary criticism and New Testament study are integrated into current approaches. For example, the issue of reference originating in the mimetic theories of classical antiquity is raised implicitly and explicitly. Implications of literary study for theology are suggested. The relationship between redaction-critical and literary approaches is examined. Theoretical and exegetical essays growing out of feminist literary study are offered. Orality, allegory, deconstruction, ideology, sociological criticism, rhetorical criticism, narrative criticism, as well as other themes and methods are discussed in the essays' treatment of writings of the New Testament. A rich variety of critical methodologies in contemporary literary study of the New Testament

Author : Paul R. House
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 093146465X

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Beyond Form Criticism by Paul R. House Pdf

Literary analysis has stimulated discussion in many areas, generated excitement among scholars, and offered new ways of studying the Bible for a wide variety of readers. The works chosen exhibit why literary criticism has grown from a "passing fad" to a, hopefully, lasting part of Old Testament research. The format of this collection seeks to address two very basic areas. Biblical studies both introduce and implement critical methodologies. Scholars choose approaches and then use them to explain texts. Therefore at least two articles appear for each literary approach in the sections below. One article has been chosen to help the reader define an individual type of literary analysis. Subsequent articles then use the methodology to explain an Old Testament text. In this way both an approach's theoretical and practical value can be judged. - Editor's preface.

Author : Reinhard Müller,Juha Pakkala
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 53,5 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 : Tod Linafelt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199910472

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The Hebrew Bible as Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Tod Linafelt Pdf

The Hebrew Bible, or Christian Old Testament, contains some of the finest literature that we have. This biblical literature has a place not only in the synagogue or the church but also among the classics of world literature. The stories of Jacob and David, for instance, present the earliest surviving examples of literary characters whose development the reader follows over the length of a lifetime. Elsewhere, as in the books of Esther or Ruth, readers find a snapshot of a particular, fraught moment that will define the character. The Hebrew Bible also provides quite a few high points of lyric poetry, from the praise and lament of the Psalms to the double entendres in the love of poetry of the Song of Songs. In short, the Bible can be celebrated not only as religious literature but, quite simply, as literature. This book offers a thorough and lively introduction to the Bible's two primary literary modes, narrative and poetry, foregrounding the nuances of plot, character, metaphor, structure and design, and intertextual allusions. Tod Linafelt thus gives readers the tools to fully experience and appreciate the Old Testament's literary achievement. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : David M. Carr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199908202

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The Formation of the Hebrew Bible by David M. Carr Pdf

In The Formation of the Hebrew Bible David Carr rethinks both the methods and historical orientation points for research into the growth of the Hebrew Bible into its present form. Building on his prior work, Writing on the Tablet of the Heart (Oxford, 2005), he explores both the possibilities and limits of reconstruction of pre-stages of the Bible. The method he advocates is a ''methodologically modest'' investigation of those pre-stages, utilizing criteria and models derived from his survey of documented examples of textual revision in the Ancient Near East. The result is a new picture of the formation of the Hebrew Bible, with insights on the initial emergence of Hebrew literary textuality, the development of the first Hexateuch, and the final formation of the Hebrew Bible. Where some have advocated dating the bulk of the Hebrew Bible in a single period, whether relatively early (Neo-Assyrian) or late (Persian or Hellenistic), Carr uncovers specific evidence that the Hebrew Bible contains texts dating across Israelite history, even the early pre-exilic period (10th-9th centuries). He traces the impact of Neo-Assyrian imperialism on eighth and seventh century Israelite textuality. He uses studies of collective trauma to identify marks of the reshaping and collection of traditions in response to the destruction of Jerusalem and Babylonian exile. He develops a picture of varied Priestly reshaping of narrative and prophetic traditions in the Second Temple period, including the move toward eschatological and apocalyptic themes and genres. And he uses manuscript evidence from Qumran and the Septuagint to find clues to the final literary shaping of the proto-Masoretic text, likely under the Hasmonean monarchy.

Author : Michal Beth Dinkler
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300249477

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Literary Theory and the New Testament by Michal Beth Dinkler Pdf

A comprehensive case for a fresh literary approach to the New Testament For at least a half century, scholars have been adopting literary approaches to the New Testament inspired by certain branches of literary criticism and theory. In this important and illuminating work, Michal Beth Dinkler uses contemporary literary theory to enhance our understanding and interpretation of the New Testament texts. Dinkler provides an integrated approach to the relation between literary theory and biblical interpretation, employing a wide range of practical theories and methods. This indispensable work engages foundational concepts and figures, the historical contexts of various theoretical approaches, and ongoing literary scholarship into the twenty-first century. In Literary Theory and the New Testament, Dinkler assesses previous literary treatments of the New Testament and calls for a new phase of nuanced thinking about New Testament texts as both ancient and literary.

Author : Christopher T. Paris
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451482119

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Narrative Obtrusion in the Hebrew Bible by Christopher T. Paris Pdf

A title, in which, the narrator occasionally obtrudes into the narrative to manage or deflect anticipated reader questions and assumptions, sometimes invoking the divine, sometimes protecting a favored character, in an interpretive stance that the author compares with the commentary provided by later rabbis and in the Targums.

Author : Alexander Izuchukwu Abasili
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781514498507

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The Understanding of Adultery in the Hebrew Bible by Alexander Izuchukwu Abasili Pdf

Adultery, though not an umbrella concept for all the sexual prohibitions in the Hebrew Bible, enjoys a certain pride of place. Remarkably, it is the one sexual prohibition attested in all biblical genres, which makes it very representative in the Hebrew Bible. It is the only Hebrew biblical sexual prohibition explicitly mentioned in the Decalogue. A solid understanding of Hebrew biblical adultery, therefore, is an important step towards grasping the vital role of human sexuality in the Hebrew Bible, both in terms of inter-human relationships and the relationship between the human and the divine. Without prejudice to the contents of the Hebrew biblical lexicons and theological dictionaries, this work aims at providing a comprehensive understanding of adultery in the Hebrew Bible: its meaning, punishments and the implications thereof. Among others, it corrects some wrong assumptions about the concept of adultery in the Hebrew Bible, and provides a balanced and unbiased Hebrew biblical conception of adultery and the implications thereof for todays couples.

Author : Robert Alter,Frank Kermode
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1990-09-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780674261419

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The Literary Guide to the Bible by Robert Alter,Frank Kermode Pdf

Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an many of us live by. An international team of renowned scholars, assembled by two leading literary critics, offers a book-by-book guide through the Old and New Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years.

Author : William A. Beardslee
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015003894162

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Literary Criticism of the New Testament by William A. Beardslee Pdf

"For many years scholars have concentrated on the literary sources used by the author/editors of the books of the New Testament, and regarded these books as self-consciously created. William A. Beardslee turns literary criticism in a new direction by looking at the New Testament as unselfconscious popular literature and attempting to understand its aesthetic structure and force. After a survey of literary criticism, both ancient and modern, the author examines selected literary forms found in the New Testament--gospel, proverb, history (as seen in the canonical book of Acts), and apocalypse. In each case he shows how the form reflects the faith of those who worked with it. Also included are chapters on the literary history of the Synoptic Gospels and on the relationship of literary criticism to contemporary theological concerns."--Back cover.

Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1992-03-17
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : UOM:49015001374835

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The World Of Biblical Literature by Robert Alter Pdf

A pioneer in the burgeoning movement to understand the Bible as literature assesses the spate of new developments in this area. Robert Alter reflects on the paradoxes inherent in considering this great religious work as literature.

Author : Paul S. Evans
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047429401

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The Invasion of Sennacherib in the Book of Kings by Paul S. Evans Pdf

This book examines 2 Kings 18-19 employing both source-critical and rhetorical-critical methodologies in an effort to answer the question of how the biblical text should be used in a historical reconstruction of Sennacherib’s invasion into Judah in 701 BCE.