Postcolonial Studies and the Hebrew Bible

As the field of biblical studies continues to become more diverse, scholars incorporate theories and methods from other areas of research. One of these fields is postcolonial theory, which makes the role of empires and their effects on society and literature the primary focus of the interpretive eff...

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Autor principal: Crowell, Bradley L. 1970- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2009
En: Currents in biblical research
Año: 2009, Volumen: 7, Número: 2, Páginas: 217-244
Otras palabras clave:B Hebrew Bible
B Empires
B Historical Criticism
B Postcolonialism
B Hermeneutics
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Sumario:As the field of biblical studies continues to become more diverse, scholars incorporate theories and methods from other areas of research. One of these fields is postcolonial theory, which makes the role of empires and their effects on society and literature the primary focus of the interpretive effort. This essay explores how postcolonial theory is currently being integrated with the study of the Hebrew Bible. Biblical scholars incorporating postcolonial theory focus on three major areas: how colonial empires interpreted the Hebrew Bible and how indigenous populations reacted to the colonial interpretations, interpretations from previously colonized populations, and the role of empires and reactions to them in the composition of the texts of the Hebrew Bible.
ISSN:1745-5200
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1476993X08099543