The Image, the Depths and the Surface: Multivalent Approaches to Biblical Study: v.354 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)

Gillingham, Susan

ISBN 10: 1841272973 / ISBN 13: 9781841272979

Published by Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Image, the Depths and the Surface: Multivalent Approaches to Biblical Study: v.354 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841272973
• ISBN 13: 9781841272979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to illustrate that reading is a subjective process which results in multivalent interpretations. This is the case whether one looks at a text in its historical contexts (the diachronic approach) or its literary contexts (the synchronic approach). Three representative texts are chosen from the Law (Genesis 2-3), the Writings (Isaiah 23) and the Prophets (Amos 5), and each is read first by way of historical analysis and then by literary analysis. Each text provides a number of variant interpretations and raises the question--is any one interpretation superior? What criteria do we use to measure this? Or is there value in the complementary nature of many approaches and many results?

About the Authors

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

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.