Bible and Theory

Bible and Theory

Author: K. Jason Coker

Publisher: Fortress Academic

Published: 2020-06-15

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9781978708228

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Inspired by the work of prolific biblical scholar Stephen D. Moore, the contributors in this book argue for the necessity and benefits of using queer theory, literary criticism, cultural theory, postmodernism and the like to critique biblical texts.


The Bible in Theory

The Bible in Theory

Author: Stephen D. Moore

Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1589835069

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The sixteen essays assembled in this volume, four of them co-authored, chart the successive phases of a professional life lived in the interstices of Bible and "theory." Engaging such texts as the Song of Songs, 4 Maccabees, Mark, Luke-Acts, John, and Romans, and such themes as the quest for the historical Jesus, the essays simultaneously traverse postmodernism, deconstruction, New Historicism, autobiographical criticism, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, masculinity studies, queer theory, and "posttheory." Individual essay introductions and periodic annotated bibliographies make the volume an advanced introduction to biblical literary criticism. --From publisher's description.


Science, Creation and the Bible

Science, Creation and the Bible

Author: Richard F. Carlson

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2010-10-04

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0830838899

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Physicist Richard Carlson and biblical scholar Tremper Longman address the long-standing problem of how to relate scientific description of the beginnings of the universe with the biblical creation passages found in Genesis. Experts in their respective fields, these two authors provide a way to resolve seeming conflicting descriptions.


Literary Theory and the New Testament

Literary Theory and the New Testament

Author: Michal Beth Dinkler

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0300249470

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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.


Biblical Games

Biblical Games

Author: Steven J. Brams

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780262523325

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BACK IN PRINT with a new preface and a new chapter


Literary Approaches to the Bible

Literary Approaches to the Bible

Author: Douglas Mangum

Publisher: Lexham Methods

Published: 2018-03-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781577996668

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Literary approaches to the Bible systematically presents the different ways of analyzing the text within its literary context. Highlighted sections and annotated bibliographies in each chapter create ease for reading and give a path for further study. -- from back cover resources.


Science and the Bible

Science and the Bible

Author: David Instone-Brewer

Publisher: Scripture in Context

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781683594031

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Science and the Bible are often pitted against each other, causing many to either defend science at Scripture's expense or vice versa. Instead, what if we waw science and the Bible as friends? Can Christians appreciate scientific insights like they do archaeological discoveries--as a source of knowledge to illuminate the biblical world and our own? In Science and the Bible, David Instone-Brewer takes a refreshing and non-antagonistic approach, asking how science can aid our interpretation of the Bible. The result is stimulating for a wide range of topics, such as God's omnipresence, the origin of languages, the nature of eternity, the relationship of spirit and soul, the reality of resurrection, and Jesus' human experience. From back cover.


Hebrew Scripture in Patristic Biblical Theory

Hebrew Scripture in Patristic Biblical Theory

Author: Edmon Louis Gallagher

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-03-23

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9004228020

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The status of the Christian Old Testament as originally Hebrew scripture had certain theoretical implications for many early Christians. While they based their exegesis on Greek translations and considered the LXX inspired in its own right, the Fathers did acknowledge the Hebrew origins of their Old Testament and in some ways defined their Bible accordingly. Hebrew scripture exerted its influence on patristic biblical theory especially in regard to issues of the canon, language, and text of the Bible. For many Fathers, only documents thought to be originally composed in Hebrew could be considered canonical, the Hebrew language was considered the primordial language subsequently confined to Israel, and the LXX, as the most faithful translation, corresponded precisely to the Hebrew text.