Publication

1995 - Fortress Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Language

English

Word Count

55,500 words, Guess

Page Count

222 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780800628598
  • Open LibraryOL792853M

Classifications

  • DDC225.6/09/04
  • LCCBS2361.2 .B56 1995
  • LCCBS2361.2 .B56
and 1 more
  • LCCBS2361.2.B56 1995

Description

"Building on insights into the social functions of language, especially its interpersonal dimensions, Blount constructs a culturally sensitive model of interpretation that provides a sound basis for ethnographic and popular, as well as historical-critical, readings of the biblical text."--BOOK JACKET. "Blount's framework does more than acknowledge the inevitability of multiple interpretations; it foments them. His analysis demonstrates the social intent of every reading and shows the influence of communicative context in such diverse readings of the Bible as Rudolf Bultmann's, the peasants of Solentiname, the Negro spirituals, and black-church sermons. Then Blount turns to Mark's account of the trial of Jesus, where he shows how this hermeneutical scheme helps to assess the emergence and validity of multiple readings of the text and the figure of Jesus."--BOOK JACKET. "Blount's expansive interpretive proposal will help scholars and students open up the possibilities of the text without abandoning it."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Cultural interpretation: reorienting New Testament criticismFortress Press1995-01-01

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