[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.>

A propos de l'auteur

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

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Anthony Rees, Anthony (Charles Sturt University Rees
• Collaboration: Claudia V. Camp (Editeur), Andrew Mein (Editeur)
• Edition: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9780567671813
• ISBN: 978-0-567-67181-3
• Pages: 208
• Thèmes: 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
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Christianisme; RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis