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The Postcolonial Biblical Reader

R. S. Sugirtharajah (Author)

9781405133494, Wiley

Hardback, published 21 November 2005

332 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 2 cm, 0.717 kg

"This book, edited by one of the foremost proponents of postcolonial biblical criticism, will provide a useful entrée into this important area of study and a representative and wide-ranging selection of essays with which to engage." (Journal for the Study of the New Testament)

This wide-ranging Reader provides a comprehensive survey of the interaction between postcolonial criticism and biblical studies.


  • Examines how various empires such as the Persian and Roman affected biblical narratives.
  • Demonstrates how different biblical writers such as Paul, Matthew and Mark handled the challenges of empire.
  • Includes examples of the practical application of postcolonial criticism to biblical texts.
  • Considers contemporary issues such as diaspora, race, representation and territory.
  • Editorial commentary draws out the key points to be made and creates a coherent narrative.

List of Contributors.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I: Theoretical Practices.

Introduction: Theoretical Practices. (R. S. Sugirtharajah).

1. Charting the Aftermath: A Review of Postcolonial Criticism. (R. S. Sugirtharajah).

2. Biblical Criticism and Postcolonial Studies: Toward a Postcolonial Optic. (Fernando F.Segovia).

3. Making the Connections: Postcolonial Studies and Feminist Biblical Interpretation. (Kwok Pui-lan).

Part II: Empires Old and New.

Introduction: Empires Old and New.

4. Renewal Movements and Resistance to Empire in Ancient Judea. (Richard Horsley).

5. Postcolonialism and Imperial Motives for Canonization. (Jon L Berquist).

6. Roman Imperialism and Early Christian Scribality. (Werner H Kelber).

7. Desiring War: Apocalypse, Commodity Fetish, and the End of History. (Erin Runions).

Part III: Empire and Exegesis.

Introduction.

8. The Implications of the Text of Esther for African Women's Struggle for Liberation in South Africa. (Itumeleng J. Mosala).

9. Rahab says Hello to Judith: A Decolonizing Feminist Reading. (Musa Dube).

10. The Sign of Orpah: Reading Ruth through Native Eyes. (Laura Donaldson).

11. On Naming the Subject: Postcolonial Reading of Daniel 1. (Philip Chia).

12. Decolonizing Yahweh: A Postcolonial Reading of 2 Kings 24-25. (Kari Latvus).

13. Mark and Empire: “Zealot” and “Postcolonial Readings”. (Stephen D. Moore).

14. Tyranny, Boundary and Might: Colonial Mimicry in Mark’s Gospel. (Tat-siong Benny Liew).

15. Mori “Jews” and Resistant Reading of John 5.10-47. (Mary Huie-Jolly).

16. God at the Crossroads: A Postcolonial Reading of Sophia. (Mayra Rivera).

Part IV: Postcolonial Concerns.

Introduction.

17. How Local Divine Powers were Suppressed: A Case of Mwari of Shona. Dora R. Mbuwayesnago.

18. Cutchery Tamil versus Pure Tamil: Contesting Language use in the Translated Bible in early Nineteenth-Century Protestant Tamil Community. (Hephzibah Israel).

19. Canonization and Marginalization. Mary of Magdala. Karen L. King.

20. Exodus toward Egypt: Filipino Americans' Struggle to Realize the Promised Land in America. Eleazar S. Fernandez.

Index of Biblical References.

Index of Names and Subjects.

Subject Areas: Religion & beliefs [HR]
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