1st Edition
Symposia Dialogues Concerning the History of Biblical Interpretation
By Roland Boer
Copyright 2007
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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'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 with Socrates at its centre, a character who perpetually questions in order to develop the pursuit of... Read more
Preface 1. Caught in the Prolegomena: Julius Wellhausen and Source Criticism 2. In the Beginning: Hermann Gunkel and Form Criticism 3. In the Underground: Martin Noth and Redaction Criticism 4. The Longest Revolution: Phyllis Trible and Feminist Criticism 5. A Spectre is Haunting Biblical Studies: Norman Gottwald and the Social Sciences 6. On the Beach: The Bible and Culture Collective and the Postmodern Bible
Biography
Roland Boer, Monash University, Australia
