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Reception History and Biblical Studies: Theory and Practice (Scriptural Traces) - Softcover

Book 3 of 30: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies
 
9780567672469: Reception History and Biblical Studies: Theory and Practice (Scriptural Traces)

Synopsis

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.

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About the Authors

Laura Quick is Assistant Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at Princeton University, USA.

William John Lyons is Reader in Religion and History in the Department of History, University of Bristol, UK

Jacqueline Vayntrub is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale University, USA

Andrew Mein is Director of Research at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK

Michelle Fletcher is Research Assistant on the Visual Commentary on Scripture and Research Fellow at King's College London, UK.

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