{"product_id":"the-postcolonial-biblical-reader-isbn-9781405133500","title":"The Postcolonial Biblical Reader","description":"This 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 \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. S. Sugirtharajah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Theoretical Practices 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Theoretical Practices 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. S. Sugirtharajah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Charting the Aftermath: A Review of Postcolonial Criticism 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. S. Sugirtharajah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Biblical Criticism and Postcolonial Studies: Toward a Postcolonial Optic 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFernando F. Segovia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Making the Connections: Postcolonial Studies and Feminist Biblical Interpretation 45\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKwok Pui-lan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Empires Old and New 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Empires Old and New 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. S. Sugirtharajah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Renewal Movements and Resistance to Empire in Ancient Judea 69\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard A. Horsley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Postcolonialism and Imperial Motives for Canonization 78\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJon L. Berquist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Roman Imperialism and Early Christian Scribality 96\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWerner H. Kelber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Desiring War: Apocalypse, Commodity Fetish, and the End of History 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eErin Runions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Empire and Exegesis 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Empire and Exegesis 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. S. Sugirtharajah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Implications of the Text of Esther for African Women’s Struggle for Liberation in South Africa 134\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eItumeleng J. Mosala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Rahab Says Hello to Judith: A Decolonizing Feminist Reading 142\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMusa W. Dube\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Sign of Orpah: Reading Ruth through Native Eyes 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura E. Donaldson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 On Naming the Subject: Postcolonial Reading of Daniel 1 171\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Chia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Decolonizing Yahweh: A Postcolonial Reading of 2 Kings 24–25 186\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKari Latvus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Mark and Empire: ‘‘Zealot’’ and ‘‘Postcolonial’’ Readings 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen D. Moore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Tyranny, Boundary, and Might: Colonial Mimicry in Mark’s Gospel 206\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTat-siong Benny Liew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Maori ‘‘Jews’’ and a Resistant Reading of John 5.10–47 224\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Huie-Jolly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 God at the Crossroads: A Postcolonial Reading of Sophia 238\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMayra Rivera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Postcolonial Concerns 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Postcolonial Concerns 257\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. S. Sugirtharajah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 How Local Divine Powers were Suppressed: A Case of Mwari of the Shona 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDora R. Mbuwayesango\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Cutchery Tamil versus Pure Tamil: Contesting Language Use in the Translated Bible in the Early Nineteenth-Century Protestant Tamil Community 269\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHephzibah Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Canonization and Marginalization: Mary of Magdala 284\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren L. King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Exodus-toward-Egypt: Filipino-Americans’ Struggle to Realize the Promised Land in America 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEleazar S. Fernandez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Biblical References 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names and Subjects 313\u003c\/p\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!--end--\u003e \u003cb\u003eR. S. Sugirtharajah\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Biblical Hermeneutics at the University of Birmingham. Prior to his current appointment, he was Senior Lecturer in Third World Theologies at Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Reconfigurations\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003ePostcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eThe Bible and the Third World\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and \u003ci\u003eThe Bible and Empire: Postcolonial Explorations\u003c\/i\u003e (2005).  This wide-ranging readerprovides an extensive survey of the interaction between postcolonial criticism and biblical studies.  \u003cp\u003eThe readings illustrate the relevance of postcolonial criticism to biblical studies. They examine how various past empires such as those of Persia and Rome affected the narratives of the Bible, how different biblical writers handled the challenges of empire, and show how such modern empires as those of Britain, Russia, and America have affected interpretation. Theyalso include illuminating examples of the practical application of postcolonial criticism to biblical texts, and explore major preoccupations of postcolonialism, such as migration, representation, and the politics of translation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume will be essential reading for those interested in the contemporary debate surrounding the Bible and critical theory, and for those interested in empire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990316138725,"sku":"NP9781405133500","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405133500.jpg?v=1761787325","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-postcolonial-biblical-reader-isbn-9781405133500","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}