{"product_id":"the-postcolonial-biblical-reader-hardback-9781405133494","title":"The Postcolonial Biblical Reader (Hardback) 9781405133494","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Postcolonial Biblical Reader\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. S. Sugirtharajah (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405133494, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 November 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 2 cm, 0.717 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal for the Study of the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis wide-ranging \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive survey of the interaction between postcolonial criticism and biblical studies. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines how various empires such as the Persian and Roman affected biblical narratives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how different biblical writers such as Paul, Matthew and Mark handled the challenges of empire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes examples of the practical application of postcolonial criticism to biblical texts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders contemporary issues such as diaspora, race, representation and territory.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEditorial commentary draws out the key points to be made and creates a coherent narrative.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Contributors.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Theoretical Practices.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Theoretical Practices. (R. S. Sugirtharajah).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Charting the Aftermath: A Review of Postcolonial Criticism. (R. S. Sugirtharajah).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Biblical Criticism and Postcolonial Studies: Toward a Postcolonial Optic. (Fernando F.Segovia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Making the Connections: Postcolonial Studies and Feminist Biblical Interpretation. (Kwok Pui-lan).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Empires Old and New.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Empires Old and New.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Renewal Movements and Resistance to Empire in Ancient Judea. (Richard Horsley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Postcolonialism and Imperial Motives for Canonization. (Jon L Berquist).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Roman Imperialism and Early Christian Scribality. (Werner H Kelber).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Desiring War: Apocalypse, Commodity Fetish, and the End of History. (Erin Runions).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Empire and Exegesis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Implications of the Text of Esther for African Women's Struggle for Liberation in South Africa. (Itumeleng J. Mosala).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Rahab says Hello to Judith: A Decolonizing Feminist Reading. (Musa Dube).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Sign of Orpah: Reading Ruth through Native Eyes. (Laura Donaldson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. On Naming the Subject: Postcolonial Reading of Daniel 1. (Philip Chia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Decolonizing Yahweh: A Postcolonial Reading of 2 Kings 24-25. (Kari Latvus).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Mark and Empire: “Zealot” and “Postcolonial Readings”. (Stephen D. Moore).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Tyranny, Boundary and Might: Colonial Mimicry in Mark’s Gospel. (Tat-siong Benny Liew).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Mori “Jews” and Resistant Reading of John 5.10-47. (Mary Huie-Jolly).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. God at the Crossroads: A Postcolonial Reading of Sophia. (Mayra Rivera).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Postcolonial Concerns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. How Local Divine Powers were Suppressed: A Case of Mwari of Shona. Dora R. Mbuwayesnago.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Cutchery Tamil versus Pure Tamil: Contesting Language use in the Translated Bible in early Nineteenth-Century Protestant Tamil Community. (Hephzibah Israel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Canonization and Marginalization. Mary of Magdala. Karen L. King.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Exodus toward Egypt: Filipino Americans' Struggle to Realize the Promised Land in America. Eleazar S. Fernandez.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Biblical References.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names and Subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437766799640,"sku":"9781405133494","price":103.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405133494.jpg?v=1784938817","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-postcolonial-biblical-reader-hardback-9781405133494","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}