Reading the Bible across contexts
Subtitle: Luke's gospel, socio-economic marginality, and Latin American biblical hermeneutics
By: by Esa Autero
Series: Biblical interpretation series -- volume 145; Biblical interpretation series -- v. 145.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 418
ISBN-13: 9789004323193; 9789004323209
Subjects: Bible; Poverty; Theologie der Befreiung; Biblical teaching; Hermeneutik; Criticism, interpretation; Hermeneutics
Description: In 'Reading the Bible Across Contexts' Esa Autero offers a fresh perspective on Luke's poverty texts. In addition to an historical reading, he conducted an empirical investigation of two Latin American Bible reading groups - one poor and the other affluent - to shed light on Luke's poverty texts. The interaction between historical reading and present-day readings demonstrates the impact of socio-economic status on biblical hermeneutics and sheds new light on Luke's views on wealth and poverty. At the same time Esa Autero critically examines liberation theologian's claim that poor are privileged biblical interpreters.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Latin American biblical hermeneutics; title: Review, analysis, and presentation of methods; title: Analysis of ordinary and scholarly readings of Luke 6:20-26; title: Analysis of ordinary and scholarly readings of Luke 12:22-34; title: Analysis of ordinary and scholarly readings of Luke 14:12-14; title: Analysis of ordinary and scholarly readings of Luke 16:19-31; title: Analysis of ordinary and scholarly readings of Luke 19:1-10; title: Hermeneutics, socio-economic status, and Luke's gospel; title: Implications and final reflections.