Cultural Interpretations: Reorienting New Testament Criticism

$22.00

This book provides a framework for interpreting biblical texts through a cultural and social lens, enhancing critical thinking and literary analysis skills.

Cultural Interpretations: Reorienting New Testament Criticism
Cultural Interpretations: Reorienting New Testament Criticism
$22.00

[wpforms id=”1190″ title=”true” description=”Request a call back”]

Building on insights into the social functions of language, especially its interpersonal dimensions, Blount constructs a culturally sensitive model of interpretation that provides a sound basis for ethnographic and popular, as well as historical-critical, readings of the biblical text. Blount’s framework does more than acknowledge the inevitability of multiple interpretations; it foments them. His analysis demonstrates the social intent of every reading and shows the influence of communicative context in such diverse readings of the Bible as Rudolf Bultmann’s, the peasants of Solentiname, the Negro spirituals, and black-church sermons. Then Blount turns to Mark’s account of the trial of Jesus, where he shows how this hermeneutical scheme helps to assess the emergence and validity of multiple readings of the text and the figure of Jesus. Blount’s expansive interpretive proposal will help scholars and students open up the possibilities of the text without abandoning it.

Additional information

Weight 0.318 lbs
Dimensions 14 × 1.4 × 21.6 in

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “Cultural Interpretations: Reorienting New Testament Criticism”

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *