Cultural Interpretations: Reorienting New Testament Criticism

by Brian K. Blount

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Building on insights into the social functions of language, especially its interpersonal dimensions, Blount constructs a culturally sensitive model of interpretation that provides a sound basis for ethnographic and popular, as well as historical-critical, readings of the biblical text.

Blount's framework does more than acknowledge the inevitability of multiple interpretations; it foments them. His analysis demonstrates the social intent of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0800628594

ISBN13:9780800628598

Release Date:December 1995

Publisher:Fortress Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.72 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

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Christian Books & Bibles Ethics Jesus Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Reference Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies

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