Satire and the Hebrew Prophets

Thomas J Jemielity

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• In this book, Thomas Jemielity demonstrates the striking relationship between satire and Hebrew prophecy by reviewing the role of ridicule in both and... Lees meer

Abiding Astonishment

Walter Brueggemann

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• Focusing on Psalms 78, 105, 106, and 136, Walter Brueggemann considers these psalms on their own terms and then takes up two issues that move in oppos... Lees meer

Reading Between Texts

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• Intertextuality (the reading of one text in terms of another) is a diverse practice. It is a central and prevalent subject in poststructuralist litera... Lees meer

Reading Esther

Kenneth Craig

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• In this original interpretation of the book of Esther, Kenneth Craig offers to interpreters a new way of reading this story. According to Craig, Esthe... Lees meer

Imitating Paul

Elizabeth a Castelli

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• What does it mean to imitate another person? What relationships are possible and necessary, or unthinkable, because of exhortation advising people to ... Lees meer

From Father to Son

Devora Steinmetz

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• The family narratives in the book of Genesis are important in understanding the meaning of the book and are fundamental to the unfolding story of the ... Lees meer

Comfort One Another

Abraham Smith

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• This unique study considers the exegetical and hermeneutical possibilities of analyzing the entire letter of 1 Thessalonians as letter of consolation.... Lees meer

Centering on God

Robert L Brawley

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• This comprehensive consideration of Luke-Acts offers lucid introductions to a wide variety of exegetical methods. Emphasizing the use of literary crit... Lees meer

The Passion of Interpretation

W Dow Edgerton

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• In this book, W. Dow Edgerton reviews narratives from the Bible, the Talmud, Greek mythology, and modern fiction in order to provide a better understa... Lees meer

The Betrayal of God

David Penchansky

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• In this book, David Penchansky examines the inconsistencies between Job's beliefs and his actions. Adapting the theories of neo-Marxist/postmodernist ... Lees meer

Isaiah's Vision and the Family of God

Katheryn Pfisterer Darr

• Paperback | Engels | Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation
• Using a pragmatic, reader-orientated approach and informed by contemporary theory of metaphor and related topics, Katheryn Darr examines the meaning a... Lees meer