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Nomadic Text : A Theory of Biblical Reception History /

Brennan W. Breed claims that biblical interpretation should focus on the shifting capacities of the text, viewing it as a dynamic process rather than a static product. Rather than seeking to determine the original text and its meaning, Breed proposes that scholars approach the production, transmissi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Breed, Brennan W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Constitutive Divide of Reception History; 1. The Miltonesque Concept of the Original Text; 2. Living in Pottersville: An Alternate Approach to Textual Criticism; 3. Anchor or Spandrel: The Concept of the Original Context; 4. On Tigers and Cages: Rethinking Context; 5. Mapping the Garden of Forking Paths: A Nomadic Reception History; 6. Justice, Survival, Presence: Job 19:25-27; 7. Trajectories of Job 19:25-27: The Example of Survival; Conclusion: Nomadology and the Future of Biblical Studies; Notes.