Social Theory and the Study of Israelite Religion
Social Theory and the Study of Israelite Religion

Author: Saul M. Olyan

Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit

Published: 2012-06-22

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 1589836898

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This volume assesses past, theoretically engaged work on Israelite religion and presents new approaches to particular problems and larger interpretive and methodological questions. It gathers previously unpublished research by senior and mid-career scholars well known for their contributions in the area of social theory and the study of Israelite religion and by junior scholars whose writing is just beginning to have a serious impact on the field. The volume begins with a critical introduction by the editor. Topics of interest to the contributors include gender, violence, social change, the festivals, the dynamics of shame and honor, and the relationship of text to ritual. The contributors engage theory from social and cultural anthropology, sociology, postcolonial studies, and ritual studies. Theoretical models are evaluated in light of the primary data, and some authors modify or adapt theory to increase its utility for biblical studies. The contributors are Susan Ackerman, Stephen L. Cook, Ronald Hendel, T. M. Lemos, Nathaniel B. Levtow, Carol Meyers, Saul M. Olyan, Rüdiger Schmitt, Robert R. Wilson, and David P. Wright.

Social Theory and the Study of Israelite Religion
Social Theory and the Study of Israelite Religion

Author: Saul M. Olyan

Publisher:

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 9781283959773

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This volume assesses past, theoretically engaged work on Israelite religion and presents new approaches to particular problems and larger interpretive and methodological questions. It gathers previously unpublished research by senior and mid-career scholars well known for their contributions in the area of social theory and the study of Israelite religion and by junior scholars whose writing is just beginning to have a serious impact on the field. The volume begins with a critical introduction by the editor. Topics of interest to the contributors include gender, violence, social change, the festivals, the dynamics of shame and honor, and the relationship of text to ritual. The contributors engage theory from social and cultural anthropology, sociology, postcolonial studies, and ritual studies. Theoretical models are evaluated in light of the primary data, and some authors modify or adapt theory to increase its utility for biblical studies. The contributors are Susan Ackerman, Stephen L. Cook, Ronald Hendel, T. M. Lemos, Nathaniel B. Levtow, Carol Meyers, Saul M. Olyan, Rudiger Schmitt, Robert R. Wilson, and David P. Wright."

Community, Identity, and Ideology
Community, Identity, and Ideology

Author: Charles Edward Carter

Publisher: Eisenbrauns

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 9781575060057

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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.

The World of Ancient Israel
The World of Ancient Israel

Author: Society for Old Testament Study

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1991-11-21

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780521423922

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Encapsulating as it does research that has been undertaken on the sociological, anthropological and political aspects of the history of ancient Israel, this important book is designed to follow in the tradition of works in the series sponsored by The Society for Old Testament Study which began with the publication of The People and the Book in 1925. The World of Ancient Israel is especially concerned to explore in greater depth than comparable studies the areas and degrees of overlap between approaches to the subject of Old Testament research adopted by scholars and students of theology and the social sciences. Increasing numbers of scholars have recognised the valuable insights that can be gained from a cross-disciplinary approach, and it is becoming clear that the early biblical traditions about the formation of the Israelite state must be examined in the light of comparative anthropology if useful historical conclusions are to be drawn from them.

Tribes of Yahweh
Tribes of Yahweh

Author: Norman Gottwald

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1999-10-01

Total Pages: 967

ISBN-13: 1841270261

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A twentieth-anniversary reprint of the landmark book that launched the current explosion of social-scientific studies in the biblical field. It sets forth a cultural-material methodology for reconstructing the origins of ancient Israel and offers the hypothesis that Israel emerged as an indigenous social revolutionary peasant movement. In a new preface, written for this edition, Gottwald takes account of the 'sea change' in biblical studies since 1979 as he reviews the impact of his work on church and academy, assesses its merits and limitations, indicates his present thinking on the subject, and points toward future directions in the social-critical study of ancient Israel and the Hebrew Bible.

The Foundations of American Jewish Liberalism
The Foundations of American Jewish Liberalism

Author: Kenneth D. Wald

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-01-17

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1108497896

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Shows how American Jews developed a liberal political culture that has influenced their political priorities from the founding to today.

Social-scientific Old Testament Criticism
Social-scientific Old Testament Criticism

Author: David J. Chalcraft

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9781850758136

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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.

The Social Visions of the Hebrew Bible
The Social Visions of the Hebrew Bible

Author: J. David Pleins

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 9780664221751

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J. David Pleins presents a sociological study of the Hebrew Bible, seeking to uncover its social vision by examining biblical statements about social ethics. He does this within the framework provided by Israel's social institutions, the social locations of its actors, and the historical struggles for power and survival that are reflected in the transmission of the texts.