Canon and Exegesis - Canonical Praxis and the Sodom Narrative

Previous attempts to critique the canonical approach of Brevard Childs have remained largely theoretical in nature. One of the weakness of canonical criticism, then, is its failure to have generated new readings of extended biblical passages. Reviewing the hermeneutics and the praxis of Childs' approach, Lyons then turns to the Sodom narrative (Gen 18-19) as a test of a practical exegesis according to Childs' principles, and then to reflect critically upon the reading experience generated. Surprisingly, the canonical reading produced is a wholly new one, centred around the complex, irreducible-even contradictory-request of Abraham for Yahweh to do justice (18:23-25).

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• Authors: William J. Lyons, William John Lyons, Lyons William John
• Assisted by: Claudia V. Camp (Editor), Andrew Mein (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781841272955
• ISBN: 978-1-84127-295-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Journal for the Study of the N; Journal for the Study of the N; The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies; Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Literaturtheorie, Hebräisch, Literaturwissenschaft: Antike und Mittelalter, Kritik und Exegese heiliger Texte, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Jewish, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, RELIGION / Reference, Christianity, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Literary theory, Hebrew, Bible readings, selections and meditations, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics