Cultural Interpretations - Reorienting New Testament Criticism (Paperback)

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. 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. Blount's expansive interpretive proposal will help scholars and students open up the possibilities of the text without abandoning it.

General

Imprint:	Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1995
First published:	December 1995
Authors:	Brian K. Blount
Dimensions:	215 x 138 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	222
ISBN-13:	978-0-8006-2859-8
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-8006-2859-4
Barcode:	9780800628598

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