| Chasing the Eastern Star: Adventures in Biblical Reader-Response Criticism Contributor(s): Powell, Mark Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664222781 ISBN-13: 9780664222789 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2001 Annotation: Emphasizing meaning as "effect" rather than merely "message", Powell shows how biblical texts may legitimately take on multiple meanings in a variety of contexts. The first part of the book uses examples drawn from popular literature and culture to engage in a practical way the kinds of questions that scholars bring to their study of the Bible. The second part of the book is devoted to approaching the Gospel of Matthew as a work of literature that readers may enter -- and be affected by -- as they might any other kind of text. The third part of the book is an extended study of one passage from Matthew's Gospel -- the story of the magi -- in which Powell finds an excellent opportunity to teach readers to engage in -- and to challenge! -- the enterprise of biblical scholarship. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament |
| Dewey: 220.601 |
| LCCN: 2001270009 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6" W x 9" (0.77 lbs) 249 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Emphasizing meaning as effect rather than merely message, Mark Allan Powell shows how biblical texts may legitimately take on multiple meanings in a variety of contexts. The first part of the book uses examples drawn from popular literature and culture to engage in a practical way the kinds of questions that scholars bring to their study of the Bible. The second part is devoted to approaching the Gospel of Matthew as a work of literature that readers may enter--and be affected by--as they might any other kind of text. The third part is an extended study of one passage from Matthew's Gospel, the story of the Magi, in which Powell finds an excellent opportunity to teach readers to engage in--and to challenge --the enterprise of biblical scholarship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Powell, Mark Allan: - Mark Allan Powell is Robert and Phyllis Leatherman Professor of New Testament at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. |