New Testament - A Postcolonial Introduction

The volume will look at the new Testament texts, investigating how they relate to the colonial context out ofwhich they emerge; how they advocate and foster colonial practices; how theytransgress colonial notions of the time; how these texts in turn wereemployed to sustain and legitimise modern colonialism; how translationpractice reinforced colonial expansion and domination, and how these textsmight be re-read in relation to postcolonial concerns such as diaspora,nationality, etc.

Product details

• Authors: R. S. Sugirtharajah, Sugirtharajah R. S.
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.06.2006
• EAN: 9781405117555
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-1755-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis