The Assembly of the Gods: The Divine Council in Canaanite and Early Hebrew Literature. E. Theodore Mullen, Jr.The Constitution of the Monarchy in Israel. Baruch HalpernExile and Biblical Narrative: The Formation of the Deuteronomistic and Priestly Works. Richard Elliott FriedmanThe Creation of Sacred Literature: Composition and Redaction of the Biblical Text. Richard Elliott Friedman

1986 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Dennis Pardee
Keyword(s):  
Hebrew Literature ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Divine Council ◽  
Sacred Literature

Poetics or Homiletics? Hearing and Feeling the New Testament in Erasmus’ Paraphrases

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-126
Author(s):  
Reinier Leushuis
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Affective Response ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
The Senses ◽  
Over Time

Abstract One of the unique homiletic challenges of the Erasmian paraphrase is the transmission of faith in divine matters from the page to the reader’s mind. By which form of imitation is the acquisition of faith by the disciples and their communities not only cognitively understood by, but also imitated in the reader’s mind? Constituting what can be called a poetics of Erasmus’ paraphrastic writing, questions of literary imitation and transmission are exemplified in his enrichment of the sensorial and emotional aspects of the biblical narrative. This essay examines instances where the biblical text highlights the disciples’ witnessing of Jesus both in earthly life and as a risen but living presence. Such instances lead to paraphrastic developments that exemplify reader-oriented imitation by instrumentalizing the senses, in particular hearing and touch, to steer the reader’s inner affective response, and thus to facilitate the acquisition of faith. Although sight is not neglected, I argue that in this process hearing and feeling (both as touch and emotion) are poetically and homiletically privileged to lodge the holy Word in the innermost affective sanctuary of a community of readers and listeners over time who, unlike the witnessing disciples, can no longer see, hear, and touch Christ.

On “Exegetical Function” in Rewritten Scripture: Inner-Biblical Exegesis and the Abram/Ravens Narrative inJubilees

2013 ◽  
Vol 106 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Andrew Teeter
Keyword(s):  
Hebrew Bible ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Biblical Exegesis ◽  
Narrative Voice ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Substantial Degree ◽  
Rewritten Bible

While no consensus obtains among specialists as to what the term “rewritten Bible” (or “rewritten Scripture”) properly denotes—or whether, indeed, it is proper to use at all—most agree that the texts thought to represent this category are basically exegetical in character. That is, they are supposed to have as their aim or goal the interpretation of texts that are now part of the Hebrew Bible. At the same time, it is universally recognized that the authors of so-called rewritten Bible compositions exercised a substantial degree of freedom in their retelling. They clearly had their own interests, motives, and aims, distinct from those of the biblical narrative. These interests (sometimes characterized as “ideological” in nature), in turn, determine the structure or literary shape of their work, including such basic elements as character, plot, scope, and narrative voice. Thus, while it is constitutive for the genre or category that such works mainly follow the sequence and wording of the biblical text, they are not—and cannot be—identical to the latter in compositional form. Every rewritten Bible composition is defined by its own retelling strategy or program.

scholarly journals The Implication Of The Scripture Genesis 11:1-9 In Multicultural Context Of Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-35
Author(s):  
Merilyn Merilyn
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Tower Of Babel ◽  
Multicultural Context

The biblical text contains many narratives that are relevant to human problems today. This paper is an exegetical study of the text of Genesis 11: 1-9 which contains a narrative about human arrogance and fear over their abilities and towards human differences. But God broke the arrogance and fear of humans by disrupting their communication. God's purpose is to show that diversity is a necessity. This research was conducted with an exegetical method by combining narrative and semiotic criticism approaches. This critical approach describes who the characters are and their role in the narrative, the narrative plot, the meaning obtained through words/symbols and time, as well as what narrative is discussed and the author's perspective. The purpose of this paper is to deconstruct and find the hidden meaning of the text as well as reconstruct it and discover the implications of the text in multicultural society in Indonesia today. And the conclusion reached is that the biblical narrative is always relevant to human life today. In the context of this paper, the narrative in the Tower of Babel story stresses that God values ​​diversity and that diversity must be lived by everyone.

Illustration und Textaneignung

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-182
Author(s):  
Monika Unzeitig
Keyword(s):  
Reader Response ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Subsequent Evolution ◽  
Religious Knowledge ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
14Th Century ◽  
German Translation ◽  
Reader Response Criticism ◽  
Pictorial Representations

Johannes Gutenberg designed his edition of the Vulgate without illustrations. However, the subsequent evolution of media affected the vernacular appropriation of the Holy Scripture. Vernacular printed Bibles typically featured extensive pictorial representations of the biblical narrative. From an iconographic perspective, this case study examines which types or parts of the images were maintained, transferred but also reconfigured in the woodcuts. In addition, from the perspective of reader-response criticism, it analyzes how the placement of illustrations guides, structures and augments the reading of the Holy Scripture. While the canonical biblical text follows a 14th-century German translation, these illustrations offer new ways of understanding. By looking at the conceptions of Creation, Paradise and Fall of Man in pre-Reformation printed Bibles, this case study examines how religious knowledge changed through these processes of appropriation in the context of a print production which was no longer dominated by clerical but commercial interests. Finally, the findings are compared with Luther’s Bible.

On Pentecostals and Pentecostal Theology

Pneuma ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 123-147
Author(s):  
Bob L. Johnson, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Special Interest ◽  
Biblical Theology ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Spiritual Journey ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Theological Interpretation ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Pentecostal Theology ◽  
Walter Brueggemann ◽  
The Church

Few contemporary scholars have influenced biblical theology more than Walter Brueggemann. As an authority on the Hebrew Bible, he has earned the respect of theologians worldwide. His work speaks to a variety of audiences in the church and academy. Of special interest here are the relationships he has developed with pentecostal scholars in recent years. His rhetorical approach to Scripture, coupled with the prominence this method affords the biblical text, speaks to Pentecostals. His appreciation for the wonder, mystery, and generativity of the biblical narrative likewise reflects a common emphasis. The priority he gives to the theological interpretation of the text contrasts with the historical-critical approach that once dominated the field. Within this theological context, the purpose of this interview was threefold: 1) to hear Brueggemann’s account of his own spiritual journey as a disciple and scholar—that is, his testimony; 2) to explore the origins and nature of his relationship with Pentecostals; and 3) to understand his perceptions of pentecostal theology.

Juniper trees and pistachio nuts

Theology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 112 (869) ◽  
pp. 353-363
Author(s):  
Richard S. Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Biblical Interpretation ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Pistachio Nuts

Trust and suspicion in biblical interpretation might best be understood as modes of imaginative engagement with the biblical text. This paper explores the extent to which a hermeneutic which implicitly either trusts or is suspicious of Scripture is an appropriate framework for texts which themselves have concerns about the merits or limitations of both trust and suspicion. By way of case studies in biblical and other literary texts, it is suggested that one must strive for an appropriate balance of trust and suspicion in the reading of biblical narrative.

scholarly journals Maternal Bodies in the Biblical Books of Samuel and Kings: Notes on the Representation of Maternity in Crisis Contexts

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
Claudia Andreina D’Amico Monascal
Keyword(s):  
Hebrew Bible ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Female Characters ◽  
Maternal Body ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Books Of Samuel ◽  
The One

Although motherhood is the female destiny par excellence in the biblical narrative, it is an experience only accessible through a male point of view. In order to reflect on the problems of representation of the maternal body in the Hebrew Bible, I propose an analysis of different maternal characters present in the books of Samuel and Kings. My reading aims, on the one hand, to identify the features that define the maternal in the biblical text and, on the other hand, to offer an approach that allows to point to the implications that the crisis context the texts reflect have on the picture of the actions and the destinies of these female characters.

scholarly journals Erfaring av pasjonshistorien til salig liv.

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 121-135
Author(s):  
Bernt T. Oftestad
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Eternal Life ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Mystical Tradition ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Passion Of Christ ◽  
The Church

In the Twin Realms of Denmark-Norway the king was also responsible for the religious life of his subjects. Kirkeritualet [The Church Ritual] of 1685 was an expression of the king’s care for his subjects. It included even guidelines for the priest’s spiritual care for those condemned to death. A “pious repentance”, rooted in the mystical tradition, became an important aspect of Lutheran Christianity following the Reformation. A reckoning with sin, conversion, and the interiorization of faith, following the Order of Salvation, was the path to a new and eternal life. It was by interiorizing the biblical narrative – for those condemned to death, the Passion of Christ – that one took part in such a sanctifying process. The spiritual advisor made the biblical text affective and present, using rhetorical means, in order to transform the heart. After uniting with Christ in the Eucharist the condemned could go to his death on the path to eternal life.

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