The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible

by Emma Mason, Jonathan Roberts, Michael Lieb

Book Overview

In recent decades, reception history has become an increasingly important and controversial topic of discussion in biblical studies. Rather than attempting to recover the original meaning of biblical texts, reception history focuses on exploring the history of interpretation. In doing so it locates the dominant historical-critical scholarly paradigm within the history of interpretation, rather than over and above it. At the same time, the breadth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199670390
• ISBN13: 9780199670390
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"