[Re]Reading Again: A Mosaic Reading of Numbers 25

Guided by the metaphor of the art form known as a mosaic, this book advocates a pluralistic approach to biblical studies. Rees argues that the text itself can be described as a ''mosaic'', with each new reading adding to the mosaic. Interpretation is therefore both observation and invention, or contribution.When [re]reading the text, one cannot but be aware of what has been seen before, even if it at first may seem unfamiliar. He thus rejects the idea of a definitive reading. Examining Numbers 25, Rees argues that the various methods employed to interpret this text (narrative, feminist, postcolonial as well as a more ''traditional'' historical-critical reading) enable us to see different things as we read from different places. A further analysis of the book''s interpretative history, including the rewritten histories of Josephus and Philo, allows us to discover that creativity has forever been a part of the reading process. Moving on to explore the contributions of more recent commentators, Rees concludes that an embrace of diversity, of collegiality, may well point to a new future in Biblical Studies.>

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Anthony Rees is Research Fellow at the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology of Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Anthony Rees, Anthony (Charles Sturt University Rees
• Mitarbeit: Claudia V. Camp (Herausgeber), Andrew Mein (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9780567671813
• ISBN: 978-0-567-67181-3
• Seiten: 208
• Serien: The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies; Playing the Texts; Criminal Practice Series; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies; Playing the Texts
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum; RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis