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Bridges in New Testament Interpretation
Interdisciplinary Advances
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2018
Summary
The field of New Testament studies often appears splintered into widely different specializations and narrowly defined research projects. Nevertheless, some of the most important insights have come about when curious men and women have defied disciplinary boundaries and drawn on other fields of knowledge in order to gain a more adequate view of history. The essays in Bridges in New Testament Interpretation offer surveys of the current scholarly discussion in areas of New Testament and Christian origins where cross-disciplinary fertilization has been decisive and describe the role that interdisciplinary 'bridges,' especially as led by Richard A. Horsley, have been decisive. Topics include the socioeconomic history of Roman Palestine; the historical Jesus in political and media contexts; communication media, orality, and social context in the study of Q; the Gospels in the context of oral culture, performance, and social memory; reading Paul’s letters in the context of Roman imperial culture; the narrativization of early Christianity in relation to the ancient media environment; and the role of power in shaping our understanding of history, as evident in 'people’s history;' the historical agency of subordinate classes; and the role of public and 'hidden transcripts' in contexts shaped by power relations. Essays also address the role of the interpreter as engaged with the social and political concerns of our time. The sum is even greater than the parts, presenting a powerful argument for the value of further exploration across interdisciplinary bridges.
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Copyright year
2018
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-0216-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-0217-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
320
Product type
Edited Book
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Crossing Bridges, Crossing Boundaries Introducing the Volume No access Pages 1 - 18
Chapter One: Women in Early Christian Stories Serving and Served, Rural and Urban, in Occupied and Pacified Provinces No access Pages 19 - 44
Chapter Two: The Jesus Movement in Historical Context Attempt at a Comparative Social History No access Pages 45 - 66
Chapter Three: Who Are the Q Scribes? Questioning the Village Scribes Hypothesis No access Pages 67 - 96
Chapter Four: Betwixt Past and Present Jesus and John in Tradition, Text, and History No access Pages 97 - 118
Chapter Five: The Apostle Paul and the Spiral of Roman Violence No access Pages 119 - 148
Chapter Six: Minding the Gaps Reflections on the Fantasy of People’s History in the Study of Christian Origins No access Pages 149 - 178
Chapter Seven: Communication in Context Jesus Movements and the Construction of Meaning in the Media World of the First Century No access Pages 179 - 202
Chapter Eight: When Bridges Fail Us Studying Economic Realities in the New Testament World No access Pages 203 - 232
Chapter Nine: The Intellectual and Social Impact of an Engaged Scholar Richard A. Horsley’s Legacy No access Pages 233 - 254
Chapter Ten: Taking the Measure of Richard A.Horsley’s Scholarly Achievement No access Pages 255 - 309
Index of Authors No access Pages 310 - 314
Index of Citations No access Pages 315 - 318
About the Editors and Contributors No access Pages 319 - 320
