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Goodreads is the world's largest site for readers with over 50 million reviews. It shows how biblical studies can benefit from the mainstream of Western intellectual discourse, throwing up entirely new questions and offering surprising answers. Psychology Press Bolero Ozon. Return to Book Page. Daniel Wright marked it as to-read Jun 14,
Features Grounbreaking avant-garde study of Old Testament Some excellent -many US-contributors some listed on proposal Controversial; will cause a stir in conservative OT scene Summary The Bible is often said to be one of the foundation texts of Western culture. The present volume shows that it goes far beyond being a religious text.
The essays explore how religious, political and cultural identities, including ethnicity and gender, are embodied in biblical discourse. Following the authors, we read the Bible with new eyes: We ask ourselves new questions: Reading Bibles, Writing Bodies crosses boundaries.
It questions our most fundamental assumptions about the Bible. It shows how biblical studies can benefit from the mainstream of Western intellectual discourse, throwing up entirely new questions and offering surprising answers.
Accessible, engaging and moving easily between theory and the reading of specific texts, this volume is an exciting contribution to contemporary biblical and cultural studies. Request an e-inspection copy.
The Bookshelf application offers access: The Culture Map Erin Meyer. Hearing Cultures Veit Erlmann.
Who Paid the Piper? Forests Robert Pogue Harrison.
The Elephant in the Brain Robin Hanson. Introduction to Intercultural Studies Rioghnat Crotty. Hollywood Cinema Richard Maltby.
Society of the Spectacle Guy Debord. Robert Smithson Robert Smithson. Homo Ludens Johan Huizinga. The White Album Joan Didion. The Rub of Time Martin Amis. Teaching Critical Thinking Bell Hooks. Sex Matters Mona Charen. Ways of Curating Hans-Ulrich Obrist. Choose Life Arnold Toynbee.
Art, Space and the City Malcolm Miles. Design as Future-Making Barbara Adams. The Wife Drought Annabel Crabb. Party System in India Rekha Diwakar. Fabulous Food Concepts Karoline Neujens. Natasha's Dance Orlando Figes. Eating Animals Jonathan Safran Foer. Mall City Stefan Al.
From Dawn to Decadence Jacques Barzun. African-American Art Sharon F. Other books in this series. The Book of Hiding Timothy K. Racializing Jesus Shawn Kelley.
Reading Bibles, Writing Bodies: Identity and The Book (Biblical Limits) [Timothy K . Beal, David Gunn] on bahana-line.com *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Editorial Reviews. Review. Lamenting the sometimes insular guild of current biblical studies, this collection of sixteen essays helps to initiate the Biblical Limits .
Making Good Schools Robert Bollen. Jesus Framed George Aichele. God, Gender and the Bible Deborah F.