The Blackwell companion to the Bible and culture /
The Blackwell companion to the Bible and culture /
edited by John F.A. Sawyer.
- Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
- xii, 555 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Blackwell companions to religion .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Revealing the past -- The ancient world / Philip R. Davies -- The patristic period / Kate Cooper -- The Middle Ages / Mary Dove -- The Renaissance / Ilona N. Rashkow -- The Reformation / Peter Matheson -- The Counter-Reformation / Euan Cameron -- The modern world / John W. Rogerson -- The nomadic text -- Judaism / Edward Kessler -- Islam / Stephen N. Lambden -- Asia / Choan-Seng Song -- Africa / Jonathan A. Draper -- North America / Scott M. Langston -- Latin America / Erhard S. Gerstenberger -- Australasia / Roland Boer and Ibrahim Abraham -- The Bible and the senses -- Literature Jo Carruthers -- Film / Alice Bach -- Music / John W. Rogerson -- Art / Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons -- Architecture / Andrew Ballantyne -- The theatre / Meg Twycross -- The circus / Burke O. Long -- The body / Gerard Loughlin -- Reading in practice -- Contextuality / Gerald West -- Politics / Tim Gorringe -- Ecology / Anne Primavesi -- Psychology / Ilona N. Rashkow -- Gender / Deborah E. Sawyer -- Nationalism / Jo Carruthers -- Post-colonialism / Sharon A. Bong -- Postmodernism / Andrew Tate.
Consisting of over 25 articles written by distinguished specialists from around the world, this text draws on interdisciplinary examples in order to demonstrate how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contexts where it has been influential - world-wide, ancient, medieval and modern.
1405101369 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781405101363 (hardback : alk. paper)
2005034703
Bible--Influence.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Christianity and culture--Biblical teaching.
BS538.7 / .B62 2006
220.09
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Revealing the past -- The ancient world / Philip R. Davies -- The patristic period / Kate Cooper -- The Middle Ages / Mary Dove -- The Renaissance / Ilona N. Rashkow -- The Reformation / Peter Matheson -- The Counter-Reformation / Euan Cameron -- The modern world / John W. Rogerson -- The nomadic text -- Judaism / Edward Kessler -- Islam / Stephen N. Lambden -- Asia / Choan-Seng Song -- Africa / Jonathan A. Draper -- North America / Scott M. Langston -- Latin America / Erhard S. Gerstenberger -- Australasia / Roland Boer and Ibrahim Abraham -- The Bible and the senses -- Literature Jo Carruthers -- Film / Alice Bach -- Music / John W. Rogerson -- Art / Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons -- Architecture / Andrew Ballantyne -- The theatre / Meg Twycross -- The circus / Burke O. Long -- The body / Gerard Loughlin -- Reading in practice -- Contextuality / Gerald West -- Politics / Tim Gorringe -- Ecology / Anne Primavesi -- Psychology / Ilona N. Rashkow -- Gender / Deborah E. Sawyer -- Nationalism / Jo Carruthers -- Post-colonialism / Sharon A. Bong -- Postmodernism / Andrew Tate.
Consisting of over 25 articles written by distinguished specialists from around the world, this text draws on interdisciplinary examples in order to demonstrate how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contexts where it has been influential - world-wide, ancient, medieval and modern.
1405101369 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781405101363 (hardback : alk. paper)
2005034703
Bible--Influence.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Christianity and culture--Biblical teaching.
BS538.7 / .B62 2006
220.09