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Imagined Worlds and Constructed Differences in the Hebrew Bible
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Description
The purpose of this volume is twofold: to introduce readers to the study of cultural memory and identity in relation to the Hebrew Bible, and to set up strategies for connecting studies of the historical contexts and literature of the Bible to parallel issues in the present day.
The volume questions how we can better understand the divide between insider and outsider and the powerful impact of prejudice as a basis for preserving differences between "us" and "them"? In turn the contributors question how such frameworks shape a community's self-perception, its economics and politics. Guided by the general framework of Anderson's theory of nationalism and the outsider, such issues are explored in related ways throughout each of the contributions. Each contribution focuses on social, economic, or political issues that have significantly shaped or influenced dominant elements of cultural memory and the construction of identity in the biblical texts. Together the contributions present a larger proposal: the broad contours of memory and identity in the Bible are the products of a collective desire to reshape the social-political world.
Table of Contents
2. Social Sciences Models and Mnemonic/Imagined Worlds: Exploring Their Interrelations in Ancient Israel - Ehud ben Zvi, University of Alberta, Canada
3. The Assassination of Amon and the Crisis of Assyrian Imperialism - Bradley L. Crowell, Drake University, USA
4. Nehemiah's Socio-economic Reform: Principles and Accomplishments - Kyong-Jin Lee, Fuller Theological Seminary, USA
5. Veiled Resistance: The Cognitive Dissonance of Vision in Genesis 38 - Carolyn Alsen, University of Divinity; Australian Catholic University, Australia
6. Those At Ease Have Contempt For Misfortune: Biblical Approaches To Challenging Anti-Poor Sentiment - Matthew Coomber, St. Ambrose University, USA
7. A Taste for Wisdom: Aesthetics, Moral Discernment, and Social Class in Proverbs - Mark Sneed, Lubbock Christian University, USA
8. Biblical Strategies for Reinterpreting Crises with “Outsiders” - Jeremiah W. Cataldo, Grand Valley State University, USA
9. Multinationality and the Utopian Project: The Case of Actually Existing Israel - Roland Boer, The University of Newcastle, Australia
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 22 Aug 2019 |
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| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 200 |
| ISBN | 9780567683502 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Series | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Exposes the potential of bringing theories and perspectives from social sciences to biblical studies.
Biblische Notizen
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Overall, this is a valuable contribution to scholars working on issues of identity and those using interdisciplinary frameworks. It will serve as an important model for future scholarship, even if one is not working on the exact subject areas covered by the contributors.
Review of Biblical Literature
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