Reception History and Biblical Studies: Theory and PracticeEmma England, William John Lyons How do we begin to carry out such a vast task-the examination of three millennia of diverse uses and influences of the biblical texts? Where can the interested scholar find information on methods and techniques applicable to the many and varied ways in which these have happened? Through a series of examples of reception history practitioners at work and of their reflections this volume sets the agenda for biblical reception, as it begins to chart the near-infinite series of complex interpretive 'events' that have been generated by the journey of the biblical texts down through the centuries. The chapters consider aspects as diverse as political and economic factors, cultural location, the discipline of Biblical Studies, and the impact of scholarly preconceptions, upon reception history. Topics covered include biblical figures and concepts, contemporary music, paintings, children's Bibles, and interpreters as diverse as Calvin, Lenin, and Nick Cave. |
Contents
The End of Reception History a Grand Narrative for Biblical | |
Reflections on | |
The Head of John and its Reception or How | |
Lenin Calvin and Nick Cave Roland | |
Tracing Patmos Through the Centuries Ian Boxall | |
Digital Humanities and Reception History or the Joys | |
Layers of Reception of Jephthahs Daughter Judges | |
The Story of Leonard Cohens Who by Fire a Prayer | |
Time to cut him down to size? A Critical Examination | |
Reception History and | |
Bibliography | |
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