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A New Era of Comparison in Biblical Studies: Case Studies in Applied Methodology provides a snapshot and assessment of the state of comparison in biblical studies and has significant implications for the future of the field. It is fitting that this book comes as an edited volume, because the future of academic comparison lies not with a single method but in a plurality of methods united by ethical concerns. The ten case studies in this volume represent a diverse set of approaches to comparative method as applied to a wide range of biblical and non-biblical materials—including Homer, the Qur’an, Icelandic sagas, and #MeToo tweets—all united by a shared concern over how and why scholars compare. The result is a varied yet intricately woven assessment of where the field of comparative studies in biblical studies is at and a sampling of where it might go in future decades.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Comparative and Why Now: A Review from the Field, Amy L. Balogh and Tammi J. Schneider
Chapter 2: “For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent!”: An Analysis of Isaiah 62 with Poetic Aurality and Tri-Polar Comparative Approaches, Johanna Rönnlund and Beth E. Elness-Hanson
Chapter 3: A Comparative Approach to the Concept of Nakedness in the Garden of Eden Narratives of the Hebrew Bible and the Qur’an, Rebekah Call
Chapter 4: When Prophets and Poets Clash in the Courts of Kings: A Comparative Analysis of the Elijah Narrative and the Old Norse Egil’s Saga, Tod R. Harris
Chapter 5: Comparing Referential and Discursive Dimensions of Texts, Edwin K. Broadhead
Chapter 6: Reimagining Grief: A Comparative Analysis of Grief and Its Social Function in Paul and Epictetus, Melissa J. Barciela Mandala
Chapter 7: How to Do Things with Prophecy: J. L. Austin’s How to Do Things with Words and the Book of Jonah, Kelsey Spinnato
Chapter 8: Wait, Did Paul Know Homer? A Reflection on Reflecting on Paul’s Reflections, Dan Clanton Jr.
Chapter 9: A Method in the Study of Literary Motifs: How Folkloric Studies Can Inform Comparative Methodologies, Alison K. Hawanchak
Chapter 10: Does My Story Count?: The Bible and #MeToo, Leah Cech
Chapter 11: Exploring the State and Future of Comparison in Biblical Studies: A Response, Drew S. Holland

Product details

Published Feb 19 2025
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 238
ISBN 9781666964196
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 2 BW Photos, 10 Tables
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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