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The Postcolonial Biblical Reader
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Verlag: | Wiley-Blackwell |
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Veröffentl.: | 15.04.2008 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9781405155380 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 336 |
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This wide-ranging <i>Reader</i> provides a comprehensive survey of the interaction between postcolonial criticism and biblical studies. <br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Examines how various empires such as the Persian and Roman affected biblical narratives.<br /> </li> <li>Demonstrates how different biblical writers such as Paul, Matthew and Mark handled the challenges of empire.<br /> </li> <li>Includes examples of the practical application of postcolonial criticism to biblical texts.<br /> </li> <li>Considers contemporary issues such as diaspora, race, representation and territory.<br /> </li> <li>Editorial commentary draws out the key points to be made and creates a coherent narrative.</li> </ul>
<p>List of Contributors viii</p> <p>Acknowledgments x</p> <p>Introduction 1<br /> <i>R. S. Sugirtharajah</i></p> <p><b>Part I: Theoretical Practices 3</b></p> <p>Introduction: Theoretical Practices 5<br /> <i>R. S. Sugirtharajah</i></p> <p>1 Charting the Aftermath: A Review of Postcolonial Criticism 7<br /> <i>R. S. Sugirtharajah</i></p> <p>2 Biblical Criticism and Postcolonial Studies: Toward a Postcolonial Optic 33<br /> <i>Fernando F. Segovia</i></p> <p>3 Making the Connections: Postcolonial Studies and Feminist Biblical Interpretation 45<br /> <i>Kwok Pui-lan</i></p> <p><b>Part II: Empires Old and New 65</b></p> <p>Introduction: Empires Old and New 67<br /> <i>R. S. Sugirtharajah</i></p> <p>4 Renewal Movements and Resistance to Empire in Ancient Judea 69<br /> <i>Richard A. Horsley</i></p> <p>5 Postcolonialism and Imperial Motives for Canonization 78<br /> <i>Jon L. Berquist</i></p> <p>6 Roman Imperialism and Early Christian Scribality 96<br /> <i>Werner H. Kelber</i></p> <p>7 Desiring War: Apocalypse, Commodity Fetish, and the End of History 112<br /> <i>Erin Runions</i></p> <p><b>Part III: Empire and Exegesis 129</b></p> <p>Introduction: Empire and Exegesis 131<br /> <i>R. S. Sugirtharajah</i></p> <p>8 The Implications of the Text of Esther for African Women’s Struggle for Liberation in South Africa 134<br /> <i>Itumeleng J. Mosala</i></p> <p>9 Rahab Says Hello to Judith: A Decolonizing Feminist Reading 142<br /> <i>Musa W. Dube</i></p> <p>10 The Sign of Orpah: Reading Ruth through Native Eyes 159<br /> <i>Laura E. Donaldson</i></p> <p>11 On Naming the Subject: Postcolonial Reading of Daniel 1 171<br /> <i>Philip Chia</i></p> <p>12 Decolonizing Yahweh: A Postcolonial Reading of 2 Kings 24–25 186<br /> <i>Kari Latvus</i></p> <p>13 Mark and Empire: ‘‘Zealot’’ and ‘‘Postcolonial’’ Readings 193<br /> <i>Stephen D. Moore</i></p> <p>14 Tyranny, Boundary, and Might: Colonial Mimicry in Mark’s Gospel 206<br /> <i>Tat-siong Benny Liew</i></p> <p>15 Maori ‘‘Jews’’ and a Resistant Reading of John 5.10–47 224<br /> <i>Mary Huie-Jolly</i></p> <p>16 God at the Crossroads: A Postcolonial Reading of Sophia 238<br /> <i>Mayra Rivera</i></p> <p><b>Part IV: Postcolonial Concerns 255</b></p> <p>Introduction: Postcolonial Concerns 257<br /> <i>R. S. Sugirtharajah</i></p> <p>17 How Local Divine Powers were Suppressed: A Case of Mwari of the Shona 259<br /> <i>Dora R. Mbuwayesango</i></p> <p>18 Cutchery Tamil versus Pure Tamil: Contesting Language Use in the Translated Bible in the Early Nineteenth-Century Protestant Tamil Community 269<br /> <i>Hephzibah Israel</i></p> <p>19 Canonization and Marginalization: Mary of Magdala 284<br /> <i>Karen L. King</i></p> <p>20 Exodus-toward-Egypt: Filipino-Americans’ Struggle to Realize the Promised Land in America 291<br /> <i>Eleazar S. Fernandez</i></p> <p>Index of Biblical References 305</p> <p>Index of Names and Subjects 313</p>
"This book, edited by one of the foremost proponents of postcolonial biblical criticism, will provide a useful entrée into this important area of study and a representative and wide-ranging selection of essays with which to engage." (<i>Journal for the Study of the New Testament</i>)<!--end-->
<b>R. S. Sugirtharajah</b> is Professor of Biblical Hermeneutics at the University of Birmingham. Prior to his current appointment, he was Senior Lecturer in Third World Theologies at Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. His previous publications include <i>Postcolonial Reconfigurations</i> (2003), <i>Postcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation</i> (2002), <i>The Bible and the Third World</i> (2001), and <i>The Bible and Empire: Postcolonial Explorations</i> (2005).
This wide-ranging readerprovides an extensive survey of the interaction between postcolonial criticism and biblical studies. <p>The readings illustrate the relevance of postcolonial criticism to biblical studies. They examine how various past empires such as those of Persia and Rome affected the narratives of the Bible, how different biblical writers handled the challenges of empire, and show how such modern empires as those of Britain, Russia, and America have affected interpretation. Theyalso include illuminating examples of the practical application of postcolonial criticism to biblical texts, and explore major preoccupations of postcolonialism, such as migration, representation, and the politics of translation.</p> <p>The volume will be essential reading for those interested in the contemporary debate surrounding the Bible and critical theory, and for those interested in empire.</p>
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