Description
This Cambridge Companion offers an up-to-date and accessible guide to the fast-changing discipline of biblical studies. Written by scholars from diverse backgrounds and religious commitments - many of whom are pioneers in their respective fields - the volume covers a range of contemporary scholarly methods and interpretive frameworks. The volume reflects the diversity and globalized character of biblical interpretation in which neat boundaries between author-focused, text-focused, and reader-focused approaches are blurred. The significant space devoted to the reception of the Bible - in art, literature, liturgy, and religious practice - also blurs the distinction between professional and popular biblical interpretation. The volume provides an ideal introduction to the various ways that scholars are currently interpreting the Bible. It offers both beginning and advanced students an understanding of the state of biblical interpretation, and how to explore each topic in greater depth.
This volume provides an up-to-date introduction to the diverse ways the Bible is being interpreted by scholars in the field.
About the Author
Ian Boxall is Associate Professor of New Testament at The Catholic University of America. He has published widely o New Testament interpretation and reception. His recent publications include Patmos in the Reception History of the Apocalypse, Matthew Through the Centuries, and Christ in the Book of Revelation. Bradley Gregory is Associate Professor of Old Testament at The Catholic University of America. He is the author of Like an Everlasting Signet Ring: Generosity in the Book of Sirach, The Theology and Spirituality of the Psalms of Ascents, and numerous articles on Second Temple Judaism and early biblical interpretation.
Reviews
'Useful as a reference tool for scholars in the field, this updated volume offers a wide-angle snapshot of various current scholarly trends and of many of the major issues in biblical studies. ... Highly recommended.' J. S. Kaminsky, Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781108796675
Author Ian Boxall
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 610g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 151mm * 21mm
This volume provides an up-to-date introduction to the diverse ways the Bible is being interpreted by scholars in the field.
About the Author
Ian Boxall is Associate Professor of New Testament at The Catholic University of America. He has published widely o New Testament interpretation and reception. His recent publications include Patmos in the Reception History of the Apocalypse, Matthew Through the Centuries, and Christ in the Book of Revelation. Bradley Gregory is Associate Professor of Old Testament at The Catholic University of America. He is the author of Like an Everlasting Signet Ring: Generosity in the Book of Sirach, The Theology and Spirituality of the Psalms of Ascents, and numerous articles on Second Temple Judaism and early biblical interpretation.
Reviews
'Useful as a reference tool for scholars in the field, this updated volume offers a wide-angle snapshot of various current scholarly trends and of many of the major issues in biblical studies. ... Highly recommended.' J. S. Kaminsky, Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781108796675
Author Ian Boxall
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 610g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 151mm * 21mm
