Politics of Heaven Contributor(s): Marchal, A. Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 1451488041 ISBN-13: 9781451488043 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Gender Studies - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - Paul's Letters |
Dewey: 227.06 |
Series: Paul in Critical Contexts |
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this provocative study, Joseph A. Marchal argues that biblical interpretation, but most especially Pauline studies, must engage the full range of critical challenges brought by feminist studies, postcolonial studies, and Roman imperial studies. A feminist, postcolonial analysis requires negotiating the gaps, overlaps, and tensions between these three strands by adopting an explicitly multi-axial focus and an interdisciplinary methodology. Using Philippians as a test case, the analysis covers issues of both ancient and contemporary import: from imitation and authority to travel and contact. As a result, Marchal provides strikingly new perspectives on Paul's letters and fresh challenges to the paradigms of Pauline interpretation. |