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Jesus Beyond Nationalism: Constructing the Historical Jesus in a Period of Cultural Complexity
1st Edition
By Halvor Moxnes, Ward Blanton, James G. Crossley
August 08, 2014
The study of Jesus has rarely looked at its own scholarly context, at how the representation of Jesus might be shaped by those who study him. 'Jesus beyond Nationalism' examines how - since the beginnings of historical Jesus studies in the nineteenth century - representations of Jesus have been ...
Jesus in an Age of Neoliberalism: Quests, Scholarship and Ideology
1st Edition
By James G. Crossley
August 08, 2014
'Jesus in an Age of Neoliberalism' analyses the ideology underpinning contemporary scholarly and popular quests for the historical Jesus. Focusing on cultural and political issues, the book examines postmodernism, multiculturalism and the liberal masking of power. The study ranges across diverse ...
Sex Working and the Bible
1st Edition
By Avaren Ipsen
August 08, 2014
The Bible contains many stories of prostitution. Feminist and liberation readings of these biblical narratives have often made sex workers invisible. 'Sex Working and the Bible' examines stories of biblical prostitution through the experiences and understanding of sex workers today. The Bible ...
Symposia: Dialogues Concerning the History of Biblical Interpretation
1st Edition
By Roland Boer
August 08, 2014
'Symposia' illuminates the central issues and concerns of biblical studies by presenting a series of stories. The model for the stories is the ancient Greek idea of the symposium, a 'sitting down together for the purpose of drinking'. In Plato's writings, the symposium becomes a genre of writing ...
The Joy of Kierkegaard: Essays on Kierkegaard as a Biblical Reader
1st Edition
By Hugh S. Pyper
August 08, 2014
Kierkegaard has often been regarded as a gloomy thinker yet, as an evangelist, his aim was to discover the joy of the truth of Christianity. Both Kierkegaard's belief and his doubt in his own work were the result of his attempt to comprehend the exceptional experiences of biblical characters and to...
The Zionist Bible: Biblical Precedent, Colonialism and the Erasure of Memory
1st Edition
By Nur Masalha
August 08, 2014
Throughout the history of European imperialism the grand narratives of the Bible have been used to justify settler-colonialism. "The Zionist Bible" explores the ways in which modern political Zionism and Israeli militarism have used the Bible - notably the Book of Joshua and its description of ...
Three Versions of Judas
1st Edition
By Richard G. Walsh
August 08, 2014
Judas Iscariot, known for his betrayal of Jesus, is a key figure in the Gospel narratives. As an insider become outsider, Judas demarcates Christian boundaries of good and evil. 'Three Versions of Judas' examines the role of Judas in Christian myth-making. The book draws on Jorge Luis Borges' "...
Land, Credit and Crisis: Agrarian Finance in the Hebrew Bible
1st Edition
By Philippe Guillaume
January 15, 2012
Land, Credit and Crisis presents a new understanding of the financial culture of the Bible. Biblical Palestine was characterized by an over-abundance of arable land combined with a chronic lack of manpower and agricultural credit - circumstances which lead to much prophetic fulminating against ...
The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha
1st Edition
By Laura Feldt
November 01, 2011
The Fantastic in Religious Narrative from Exodus to Elisha argues that perspectives drawn from literary-critical theories of the fantastic and fantasy are apt to explore Hebrew Bible religious narratives. The book focuses on the narratives' marvels, monsters, and magic, rather than whether or not ...
Secularism and Biblical Studies
1st Edition
By Roland Boer
May 01, 2009
What is secular biblical criticism? 'Secularism and Biblical Studies' presents a selection of essays that examine the nature of secular biblical studies and its hermeneutical principles. The essays outline and analyse debates within biblical studies over the issue of secularism and explore the ...
History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles
1st Edition
By Ehud Ben Zvi
May 01, 2006
History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles presents a new way of approaching this key biblical text, arguing that the Book employs both multiple viewpoints and the knowledge of the past held by its intended readership to reshape social memory and reinforce the authority of God. The ...