Overview
Reading and interpreting the Bible, whether as an 'ordinary' or critical reader, has always been strongly influenced and shaped by a person's unique charater and life-story. Personal voice criticism takes seriously into account and makes explicit the role of the interpreter's personal voice within the process of deciding on the meaning of a text. This composite post-colonial volume contains the original essays of distinguished Jewish and Christian scholars of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament from all continents and a variety of social locations and biographical backgrounds. The contributors testify to the pivotal role of real readers in reader response criticism and in cultural studies and present some explicit autobiographical interpretations. They offer challenging new perspectives on the ancient biblical books and individual texts of the Torah, the prophets, the Gospels, (Pauline) letters and Revelation. The Personal Voice in Biblical Interpretation makes evident the multiplicity and legitimacy of different interpretations and break new ground in the ongoing debate of the hermeneutics and methods in biblical scholarship. Randall C. Bailey, Interdenominational Theological Center, USA; Maria Ancia Co, Mother Ignatia Center for Spirituality, Philippines; J. Severino Croatto, ISEDET, Argentina; May
Full Product Details
Author: Ingrid Rosa Kitzberger
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.430kg
ISBN: 9780415181006
ISBN 10: 0415181003
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 12 November 1998
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
... one of the most important aspects of this approach is the opportunity it affords those voices that have not always been heard or valued. This book is a step toward correcting this omission. <br>- The Bible Today <br> This important book will continue to fuel debate on these matters. <br>- Religious Studies Review <br>
'... fascinating collection of thirteen essays offering reading of various biblical texts ... The sheer range of geographical spread and social background of the contributors (so crucial to the aims of the book as a whole) is impressive ... this is certainly a volume worth investigating' - Larry Kreitzer, The Expository Times
Author Information
Ingrid Rosa Kitzberger is a Lise Meitner Research Fellow at the University of Münster. She has published widely in feminist interpretation and reader response criticism.
