Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation

By Stanley E. Porter

Compiling the results from contemporary and exciting areas of research into one single important volume, this book stands ahead of its field in providing a...

Published December 19th 2006 by Routledge.

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The Bible in Western Culture

The Student's Guide

By Dee Dyas, Esther Hughes

The influence of the Bible in Western culture is immeasurable, but these days few of us know much about it. Presenting concise and accessible introductions...

Published June 14th 2005 by Routledge.

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The Biblical World

Edited by John Barton

The Biblical World is a comprehensive guide to the contents, historical settings and social context of the Bible. It presents the fruits of years of...

Published July 29th 2004 by Routledge.

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Archaeology, Ritual, Religion

By Timothy Insoll

The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an...

Published April 1st 2004 by Routledge.

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The Face of the Deep

A Theology of Becoming

By Catherine Keller

This is a groundbreaking, highly original work of postmodern feminist theology from one of the most important authors in the field. The Face of the...

Published November 14th 2002 by Routledge.

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God, Gender and the Bible

By Deborah Sawyer

Deborah Sawyer discusses this crucial yet unresolved question in the context of contemporary and postmodern ideas about gender and power, based on fresh examination of...

Published July 18th 2002 by Routledge.

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Racializing Jesus

Race, Ideology and the Formation of Modern Biblical Scholarship

By Shawn Kelley

Shawn Kelley's groundbreaking study shows how the major intellectual movements of the modern world, such as Orientalism and romantic nationalism, become infused with the category...

Published May 2nd 2002 by Routledge.

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The Book of Judges

By Marc Zvi Brettler

The Book of Judges has typically been treated either as a historical account of the conquest of Israel and the rise of the monarch, or...

Published August 23rd 2001 by Routledge.

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Holiness

Rabbinic Judaism in the Graeco-Roman World

By Hannah K. Harrington

In this in-depth exploration of holiness in the context of rabbinic Judaism, Hannah K. Harrington places the rabbinic concept of holiness alongside other notions of...

Published June 7th 2001 by Routledge.

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Genesis

Procreation and the Politics of Identity

By Mark G. Brett

Combining insights from social and literary theory as well as traditional historical studies, Mark Brett argues that the first book of the Bible can be...

Published July 20th 2000 by Routledge.

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