The Social Life Of Scriptures

Author : James Bielo
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813548411

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The Social Life of Scriptures by James Bielo Pdf

What do Christians do with the Bible? How do theyùindividually and collectivelyùinteract with the sacred texts? Why does this engagement shift so drastically among and between social, historical, religious, and institutional contexts? Such questions are addressed in a most enlightening, engaging, and original way in The Social Life of Scriptures. Contributors offer a collection of closely analyzed and carefully conducted ethnographic and historical case studies, covering a range of geographic, theological, and cultural territory, including: American evangelicals and charismatics; Jamaican Rastafarians; evangelical and Catholic Mayans; Northern Irish charismatics; Nigerian Anglicans; and Chinese evangelicals in the United States. The Social Life of Scriptures is the first book to present an eclectic, cross-cultural, and comparative investigation of Bible use. Moreover, it models an important movement to outline a framework for how scriptures are implicated in organizing social structures and meanings, with specific foci on gender, ethnicity, agency, and power.

Author : Victor H. Matthews
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441228253

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The Cultural World of the Bible by Victor H. Matthews Pdf

In this new edition of a successful book (over 120,000 copies sold), now updated throughout, a leading expert on the social world of the Bible offers students a reliable guide to the manners and customs of the ancient world. From what people wore, ate, and built to how they exercised justice, mourned, and viewed family and legal customs, this illustrated introduction helps readers gain valuable cultural background on the biblical world. The attractive, full-color, user-friendly design will appeal to students, while numerous pedagogical features--including fifty photos, sidebars, callouts, maps, charts, a glossary of key terms, chapter outlines, and discussion questions--increase classroom utility. Previously published as Manners and Customs in the Bible.

Author : Jolyon G. R. Pruszinski
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567694973

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An Ecology of Scriptures by Jolyon G. R. Pruszinski Pdf

In this volume, Jolyon G. R. Pruszinski examines the experiences of domestic and quotidian space that contributed to the extant form of many foundational early Jewish and Christian scriptures. His analytical approaches are derived from diverse sources including modern psychological science, Gaston Bachelard's critical theories of domestic space, and Henri Lefebvre's observations regarding “spatial practice.” The result of this attention to textual “ecology” or “home-logic” is an innovative exploration of classic texts yielding exciting new interpretive possibilities for the Gospel of John, the undisputed Pauline letters, the Parables of Enoch, the Book of Revelation, the History of the Rechabites, and Augustine's De Trinitate. Experiences of loss, homelessness, imprisonment, and marginal dwelling lie behind these texts and contributed to their authors' re-imagination and re-establishment of home. Pruszinski proves inescapably that while the most familiar of experiences are often overlooked, they are also among the most important of formative influences on the early Jewish and Christian literary imagination.

Author : Witness Lee
Publisher : Living Stream Ministry
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780736309950

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The Subjective Truths in the Holy Scriptures by Witness Lee Pdf

Author : American Bible Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Bible
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU53285930

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Testimony of Distinguished Laymen to the Value of the Sacred Scriptures by American Bible Society Pdf

Author : Philip Goff,Arthur E. Farnsley II,Peter J. Thuesen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190468934

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The Bible in American Life by Philip Goff,Arthur E. Farnsley II,Peter J. Thuesen Pdf

There is a paradox in American Christianity. According to Gallup, nearly eight in ten Americans regard the Bible as either the literal word of God or inspired by God. At the same time, surveys have revealed gaps in these same Americans' biblical literacy. These discrepancies reveal the complex relationship between American Christians and Holy Writ, a subject that is widely acknowledged but rarely investigated. The Bible in American Life is a sustained, collaborative reflection on the ways Americans use the Bible in their personal lives. It also considers how other influences, including religious communities and the Internet, shape individuals' comprehension of scripture. Employing both quantitative methods (the General Social Survey and the National Congregations Study) and qualitative research (historical studies for context), The Bible in American Life provides an unprecedented perspective on the Bible's role outside of worship, in the lived religion of a broad cross-section of Americans both now and in the past. The Bible has been central to Christian practice, and has functioned as a cultural touchstone From the broadest scale imaginable, national survey data about all Americans, down to the smallest details, such as the portrayal of Noah and his ark in children's Bibles, this book offers insight and illumination from scholars across the intellectual spectrum. It will be useful and informative for scholars seeking to understand changes in American Christianity as well as clergy seeking more effective ways to preach and teach about scripture in a changing environment.

Author : David G. Ford
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532636820

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Reading the Bible outside the Church by David G. Ford Pdf

In many places in the Western world, churchgoing is in decline and it cannot be assumed that people have a good grasp of the Bible's content. In this evolving situation, how would "the person on the street" read the Bible? Reading the Bible Outside the Church begins to answer this question. David Ford spent ten months at a chemical industrial plant providing non-churchgoing men with the opportunity to read and respond to five different biblical texts. Using an in-depth qualitative methodology, he charts how their prior experiences of religion, sense of (non)religious identity, attitudes towards the Bible, and beliefs about the Bible all shaped the readings that occurred.

Author : Hans de Wit,janet Dyk
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781628371079

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Bible and Transformation by Hans de Wit,janet Dyk Pdf

Engage the delightful and inspiring, sometimes rough and rocky road to inclusive and transformative Bible reading This book offers the results of research within a new area of discipline—empirical hermeneutics in intercultural perspective. The book includes interpretations from the homeless in Amsterdam, to Indonesia, from African Xhosa readers to Norway, to Madagascar, American youths, Germany, Czech Republic, Colombia, and Haitian refugees in the Dominican Republic. Features: Interpretations from ordinary readers in more than twenty-five countries Background introduction with history of the text Discussion of intertextual connections with Greco-Roman authors

Author : Francis Roubiliac Conder,Claude Reignier Conder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:AH55RS

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A Handbook to the Bible: Being a Guide to the Study of the Holy Scriptures. Derived from Ancient Monuments and Modern Exploration by Francis Roubiliac Conder,Claude Reignier Conder Pdf

Author : Joel B. Green,Jacqueline Lapsley,Rebekah Miles,Allen Verhey
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801034060

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Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics by Joel B. Green,Jacqueline Lapsley,Rebekah Miles,Allen Verhey Pdf

Leading scholars from the fields of biblical studies and ethics provide a one-stop reference book on the vital relationship between Scripture and ethics.

Author : Paul Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567687142

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Storytelling the Bible at the Creation Museum, Ark Encounter, and Museum of the Bible by Paul Thomas Pdf

Paul Thomas chronicles a multi-level reception study of the Bible at both the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter in Kentucky, USA. Thomas explores the commercial presentation of biblical narratives and the reception of those narratives by the patrons of each attraction, focusing upon three topics; what do young Creationists believe, how they interpret their beliefs from the Bible, and what is the user experience at the museums? The volume begins by explaining how Answers in Genesis (AiG) use Bible passages to support young-Earth creationist arguments, allowing for the chance to consider the Bible via physical means. Thomas then examines how the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter visitors receive the Bible (as presented by AiG) and how this presentation informs visitors' understanding of the text, exploring concepts such as the most prominent displays of the two attractions, the larger context of museums and theme parks and the case studies of the Methuselah display and The Noah Interview. He concludes with the summary of the user experience generated by the attractions, analyzing the degree to which patrons accept, negotiate, or resist the interpretation of the Bible offered by AiG.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1124 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1842
Category : Free thought
ISBN : UOM:39015069762881

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The Bible of Nature, and Substance of Virtue, Condensed from the Scriptures of Eminent Cosmians ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : K. V. Raju,S. Manasi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319505626

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Water and Scriptures by K. V. Raju,S. Manasi Pdf

This collection of papers aims to draw lessons and apply indigenous knowledge, wisdom and cultural traditions to suit policy contexts describing the (a) role of individuals (b) communities, and (c) the state to ensure effectively manage water resources. Readers will discover ways in which water was conceptualized, conserved and managed. Contributions will also shed light on the historical, functional and futuristic perspectives of water resources management, and readers will be able to draw lessons and evolve policy guidelines. There are some studies related to scriptures across religions and their perceptions regarding ecological conservation. However, religious studies and their socio-economic and environmental relevance to society, more specifically to the current policy contexts, are limited. This book attempts to bridge this gap, in terms of learning lessons from the past to effectively address the challenges of the present and future. The book will be useful for historians and research scholars studying the place of water in different cultures, water pricing and water sharing; as well as ecologists and environmental scientists.

Author : Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691243306

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The Closed Book by Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg Pdf

A groundbreaking reinterpretation of early Judaism, during the millennium before the study of the Bible took center stage Early Judaism is often described as the religion of the book par excellence—a movement built around the study of the Bible and steeped in a culture of sacred bookishness that evolved from an unrelenting focus on a canonical text. But in The Closed Book, Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg argues that Jews didn’t truly embrace the biblical text until nearly a thousand years after the Bible was first canonized. She tells the story of the intervening centuries during which even rabbis seldom opened a Bible and many rabbinic authorities remained deeply ambivalent about the biblical text as a source of sacred knowledge. Wollenberg shows that, in place of the biblical text, early Jewish thinkers embraced a form of biblical revelation that has now largely disappeared from practice. Somewhere between the fixed transcripts of the biblical Written Torah and the fluid traditions of the rabbinic Oral Torah, a third category of revelation was imagined by these rabbinic thinkers. In this “third Torah,” memorized spoken formulas of the biblical tradition came to be envisioned as a distinct version of the biblical revelation. And it was believed that this living tradition of recitation passed down by human mouths, unbound by the limitations of written text, provided a fuller and more authentic witness to the scriptural revelation at Sinai. In this way, early rabbinic authorities were able to leverage the idea of biblical revelation while quarantining the biblical text itself from communal life. The result is a revealing reinterpretation of “the people of the book” before they became people of the book.

Author : John Peter Lange
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Bible
ISBN : MSU:31293101597031

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Commentary on the Holy Scriptures by John Peter Lange Pdf