The Bible in Ancient and Modern Media: Story and PerformanceHolly Hearon, Philip Ruge-Jones This cutting-edge volume has been brought together in honor of Thomas Boomershine, author, scholar, storyteller, innovator. The particular occasion inviting this recognition of his work is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Society of Biblical Literature's section on The Bible in Ancient and Modern Media (BAMM), which Tom was instrumental in founding. For two and half decades this program unit has provided scholars with opportunities to explore and experience biblical material in media other than silent print, including both oral and multimedia electronic performances. This book explores many, though by no means all, of the issues lifted up in those sessions over the years. Contributors A. K. M. Adam Adam Gilbert Bartholomew Arthur J. Dewey Dennis Dewey Joanna Dewey Robert M. Fowler Holly E. Hearon David Rhoads Philip Ruge-Jones Whitney T. Shiner Marti J. Steussy Richard W. Swanson |
Contents
from the Media History of the Bible | 3 |
The Storytelling World of the First Century and the Gospels | 21 |
A Reconstruction of Late FirstCentury | 36 |
Oral Performance in the New Testament World | 49 |
Imperial Echoes A Dissident Voice | 64 |
What is Performance Criticism? | 83 |
How Hearing a Text Differs from | 101 |
Life Story and the Bible | 114 |
Taking PlaceTaking Up Space | 129 |
Learnings from a Storytelling | 142 |
Interpreting the Bible at the Horizon of Virtual New Worlds | 159 |
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The Bible in Ancient and Modern Media: Story and Performance Holly Hearon,Philip Ruge-Jones Limited preview - 2009 |
The Bible in Ancient and Modern Media Holly E. Hearon,David Rhoads,Philip Ruge-Jones No preview available - 2009 |
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