Nomadic text
Subtitle: a theory of biblical reception history
By: Brennan W. Breed
Series: Indiana series in biblical literature; Indiana studies in biblical literature
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780253012524; 9780253012623
Subjects: Historia; Bible; Bibel; Bibelhermeneutik; Hermeneutik; Bibeln; Criticism, interpretation; Rezeptionsästhetik; Textgeschichte; Hermeneutics
Description: Brennan W. Breed claims that biblical interpretation should focus on the shifting capacities of the text, viewing it as a dynamic process rather than a static product. Rather than seeking to determine the original text and its meaning, Breed proposes that scholars approach the production, transmission, and interpretation of the biblical text as interwoven elements of its overarching reception history. Grounded in the insights of contemporary literary theory, this approach alters the framing questions of interpretation from “What does this text mean?” to “What can this text do?” --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-274) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The constitutive divide of reception history; title: The Miltonesque concept of the original text; title: Living in Pottersville : an alternate approach to textual criticism; title: Anchor or spandrel : the concept of the original context; title: On tigers and cages : rethinking context; title: Mapping the garden of forking paths : a nomadic reception history; title: Justice, survival, presence : Job 19:25-27; title: Trajectories of Job 19:25-27 : the example of survival; title: Conclusion: Nomadology and the future of biblical studies.