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The art of visual exegesis : rhetoric, texts, images /

A critical study for those interested in the intersection of art and biblical interpretation With a special focus on biblical texts and images, this book nurtures new developments in biblical studies and art history during the last two or three decades. Analysis and interpretation of specific works...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Robbins, Vernon K. (Vernon Kay), 1939- (Editor), Melion, Walter S. (Editor), Jeal, Roy R. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Atlanta : SBL Press, 2017.
Series:Emory studies in early Christianity ; vol. 19.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:A critical study for those interested in the intersection of art and biblical interpretation With a special focus on biblical texts and images, this book nurtures new developments in biblical studies and art history during the last two or three decades. Analysis and interpretation of specific works of art introduce guidelines for students and teachers who are interested in the relation of verbal presentation to visual production. The essays provide models for research in the humanities that move beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries erected in previous centuries. In particular, the volume merges recent developments in rhetorical interpretation and cognitive studies with art historical visual exegesis. Readers will master the tools necessary for integrating multiple approaches both to biblical and artistic interpretation. Features Resources for understanding the relation of texts to artistic paintings and images Tools for integrating multiple approaches both to biblical and artistic interpretation Sixty images and fifteen illustrations.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 512 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:0884142132
9780884142133