Informationen zum Autor John F. A. Sawyer is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Newcastle University and of Biblical and Jewish Studies at Lancaster. Among his many publications are Sacred Texts and Sacred Meanings (2011), A Concise Dictionary of the Bible and its Reception (2009), and The Fifth Gospel. Isaiah in the History of Christianity (1996) . He is co-editor of the Concise Encyclopedia of Language and Religion (with J. M. Y. Simpson, 2001), and series editor (with Christopher Rowland, Judith Kovacs and David Gunn) of the reception-history-based Blackwell Bible Commentary Series. Klappentext The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture offers readers a stimulating, one-volume reference source about twenty-first century approaches to the Bible. Drawing on interdisciplinary and international examples, the volume explores how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contexts where it has been influential - ancient, medieval and modern, world-wide. The Companion consists of 30 articles written by distinguished specialists, accompanied by comprehensive bibliographies. Taken together, these articles emphasize the multi-faceted nature of the Bible and its impact on the world. They help to bridge the gap between specialist biblical studies and other disciplines such as literature, art, music, history, theology, religious studies, politics and psychology. Zusammenfassung * A stimulating! readable! one-volume reference source about twenty-first century approaches to the Bible. * Consists of 30 articles written by distinguished specialists from around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors viii List of Figures xiii Introduction 1 John F. A. Sawyer Part I Revealing the Past 9 1 The Ancient World 11 Philip R. Davies 2 The Patristic Period 28 Kate Cooper 3 The Middle Ages 39 Mary Dove 4 The Renaissance 54 Ilona N. Rashkow 5 The Reformation 69 Peter Matheson 6 The Counter-Reformation 85 Euan Cameron 7 The Modern World 104 John W. Rogerson Part II The Nomadic Text 117 8 Judaism 119 Edward Kessler 9 Islam 135 Stephen N. Lambden 10 Asia 158 Choan-Seng Song 11 Africa 176 Jonathan A. Draper 12 North America 198 Scott M. Langston 13 Latin America 217 Erhard S. Gerstenberger 14 Australasia 232 Roland Boer and Ibrahim Abraham Part III The Bible and the Senses 251 15 Literature 253 Jo Carruthers 16 Film 268 Alice Bach 17 Music 286 John W. Rogerson 18 Art 299 Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons 19 Architecture 323 Andrew Ballantyne 20 The Theatre 338 Meg Twycross 21 The Circus 365 Burke O. Long 22 The Body 381 Gerard Loughlin Part IV Reading in Practice 397 23 Contextuality 399 Gerald West 24 Politics 414 Tim Gorringe 25 Ecology 432 Anne Primavesi 26 Psychology 447 Ilona N. Rashkow 27 Gender 464 Deborah F. Sawyer 28 Nationalism 480 Jo Carruthers 29 Post-colonialism 497 Sharon A. Bong 30 Postmodernism 515 Andrew Tate Index of Biblical References 534 General Index 546 ...

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John F. A. Sawyer is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at Newcastle University and of Biblical and Jewish Studies at Lancaster. Among his many publications are Sacred Texts and Sacred Meanings (2011), A Concise Dictionary of the Bible and its Reception (2009), and The Fifth Gospel. Isaiah in the History of Christianity (1996). He is co-editor of the Concise Encyclopedia of Language and Religion (with J. M. Y. Simpson, 2001), and series editor (with Christopher Rowland, Judith Kovacs and David Gunn) of the reception-history-based Blackwell Bible Commentary Series.

Klappentext

The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture offers readers a stimulating, one-volume reference source about twenty-first century approaches to the Bible. Drawing on interdisciplinary and international examples, the volume explores how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contexts where it has been influential - ancient, medieval and modern, world-wide.
The Companion consists of 30 articles written by distinguished specialists, accompanied by comprehensive bibliographies. Taken together, these articles emphasize the multi-faceted nature of the Bible and its impact on the world. They help to bridge the gap between specialist biblical studies and other disciplines such as literature, art, music, history, theology, religious studies, politics and psychology.

Zusammenfassung

• A stimulating, readable, one-volume reference source about twenty-first century approaches to the Bible. * Consists of 30 articles written by distinguished specialists from around the world.

Inhalt

Notes on Contributors viii List of Figures xiii

Introduction 1
John F. A. Sawyer

Part I Revealing the Past 9

1 The Ancient World 11
Philip R. Davies

2 The Patristic Period 28
Kate Cooper

3 The Middle Ages 39
Mary Dove

4 The Renaissance 54
Ilona N. Rashkow

5 The Reformation 69
Peter Matheson

6 The Counter-Reformation 85
Euan Cameron

7 The Modern World 104
John W. Rogerson

Part II The Nomadic Text 117

8 Judaism 119
Edward Kessler

9 Islam 135
Stephen N. Lambden

10 Asia 158
Choan-Seng Song

11 Africa 176
Jonathan A. Draper

12 North America 198
Scott M. Langston

13 Latin America 217
Erhard S. Gerstenberger

14 Australasia 232
Roland Boer and Ibrahim Abraham

Part III The Bible and the Senses 251

15 Literature 253
Jo Carruthers

16 Film 268
Alice Bach

17 Music 286
John W. Rogerson

18 Art 299
Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons

19 Architecture 323
Andrew Ballantyne

20 The Theatre 338
Meg Twycross

21 The Circus 365
Burke O. Long

22 The Body 381
Gerard Loughlin

Part IV Reading in Practice 397

23 Contextuality 399
Gerald West

24 Politics 414
Tim Gorringe

25 Ecology 432
Anne Primavesi

26 Psychology 447
Ilona N. Rashkow

27 Gender 464
Deborah F. Sawyer

28 Nationalism 480
Jo Carruthers

29 Post-colonialism 497
Sharon A. Bong

30 Postmodernism 515
Andrew Tate

Index of Biblical References 534

General Index 546