The One Who Reads May Run (Hardcover)

Roland Boer

ISBN 10: 0567602176 / ISBN 13: 9780567602176

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Edinburgh, 2012

About this Item

Hardcover. The purpose of this volume is to honor the work of Edgar Conrad. The essays focus on various aspects of Conrad's work, especially the prophetic literature, the Bible as literature, canonical issues, and engaged readings. In developing these lines of scholarship, the authors pay tribute to Conrad and seek to take his work further. The contributions from Korean scholars are especially noteworthy, since Conrad has had significant influence on Korean biblical scholarship through students who studied under him at the University of Queensland. Includes essays that focus on various dimensions of what it means to read the Bible, which was the abiding concern of Conrad's work. This title honors the work of Edgar Conrad. It focuses on various aspects of Conrad's work, especially the prophetic literature, the Bible as literature, canonical issues, and engaged readings. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The One Who Reads May Run (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567602176
• ISBN 13: 9780567602176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The purpose of this volume is to honor the work of Edgar Conrad. The essays focus on various aspects of Conrad's work, especially the prophetic literature, the Bible as literature, canonical issues, and engaged readings. In developing these lines of scholarship, the authors pay tribute to Conrad and seek to take his work further. The contributions from Korean scholars are especially noteworthy, since Conrad has had significant influence on Korean biblical scholarship through students who studied under him at the University of Queensland.

About the Authors

Roland Boer is Associate Professor in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at Monash University, Australia.

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

Michael Carden is Visiting Lecturer at the University of Queensland, Australia. His most recent book is Sodomy: A History of a Christian Biblical Myth (Equinox 2004).

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

Julie Kelso is an Honorary Research Adviser in EMSAH. She is also a Teaching Fellow in Philosophy at Bond University and is the Managing Editor of the e-journal The Bible and Critical Theory (Monash e-Press).