Method Matters: Essays on the Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in Honor of David L. Petersen (Society of Biblical Literature Resources for Biblical Study) PDF
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Method Matters resources for Biblical study susan ackerman editor (old testament/hebrew Bible) Number 56 Method Matters essays on the Interpretation of the hebrew Bible in honor of david L. Petersen Method Matters essays oN the INterPretatIoN of the heBrew BIBLe IN hoNor of davId L. PeterseN Edited by Joel M. LeMon and Kent harold richards society of Biblical Literature atlanta Method Matters essays on the Interpretation of the hebrew Bible in honor of david L. Petersen Copyright © 2009 by the society of Biblical Literature all rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permit- ted by the 1976 Copyright act or in writing from the publisher. requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the rights and Permissions office, society of Biblical Literature, 825 houston Mill road, atlanta, Ga 30329 Usa. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data Method matters : essays on the interpretation of the hebrew Bible in honor of david L. Petersen / edited by Joel M. LeMon and Kent harold richards. p. cm. — (society of Biblical Literature resources for biblical study ; no. 56) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. IsBN 978-1-58983-444-6 (paper binding : alk. paper) 1. Bible. o.t.—hermeneutics. 2. Bible. o.t.—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Petersen, david L. II. LeMon, Joel M. III. richards, Kent harold, 1939–. Bs476.M35416 2009 221.6'01—dc22 2009037237 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United states of america on acid-free, recycled paper conforming to aNsI/NIso Z39.48-1992 (r1997) and Iso 9706:1994 standards for paper permanence. Over twenty years of collaboration—OTFS Contents abbreviations xi Preface xvii david L. Petersen: a tribute S. Dean McBride Jr. and James Luther Mays 1 Bibliography of the works of david L. Petersen 11 form Criticism: The Question of the endangered Matriarchs in Genesis Marvin A. Sweeney 17 source Criticism: The Miracle at the sea Christoph Levin 39 redaction Criticism: 1 Kings 8 and the deuteronomists Thomas Römer 63 textual Criticism: recovering and Preserving the text of the hebrew Bible Ralph W. Klein 44 traditio-historical Criticism: The development of the Covenant Code Douglas A. Knight 97 Comparative approaches: history, Theory, and the Image of God Brent A. Strawn 117 Iconographic approaches: The Iconic structure of Psalm 17 Joel M. LeMon 143 viii Method Matters religio-historical approaches: Monotheism, Method, and Mortality Christopher B. Hays 169 historiographical approaches: survey and Principles John H. Hayes 195 Psychological Criticism: exploring the self in the text Walter Brueggemann 213 anthropological approaches: ritual in Leviticus 8, real or rhetorical? William K. Gilders 233 sociological approaches: toward a sociology of Childhood in the hebrew Bible Naomi Steinberg 251 Narrative analysis: Meaning, Context, and origins of Genesis 38 Yairah Amit 271 Poetic analysis: Psalm 121 Kirsten Nielsen 293 feminist Criticism: sarah Laughs Last Susan Brayford 311 Gender analysis: Gender and Method in Biblical studies Beatrice Lawrence 333 ecological approaches: The Bible and the Land Gene M. Tucker 349 ethical approaches: The story of david as Moral tale Bruce C. Birch 369 Theological Interpretation: a Proposal William P. Brown 387 homiletical appropriation of the hebrew Bible Gail R. O’Day 407 CoNteNts ix Latin american approaches: a Liberationist reading of the “day of the Lord” tradition in Joel Pablo R. Andiñach 423 Midrash and exegesis: Insights from Genesis rabbah on the Binding of Isaac Alan J. Avery-Peck 441 Postmodern Literary Criticism: The Impossibility of Method Mark K. George 459 reflections on the “historical-Critical” Method: historical Criticism and Critical historicism Martti Nissinen 479 reflections on social-scientific Criticism Robert R. Wilson 505 reflections on Literary Criticism John Barton 523 reflections on Ideological Criticism and Postcritical Perspectives Carol A. Newsom 541 reflections on the history of Consequences: The Case of Job C. L. Seow 561 Contributors 587 scripture Index 593 Name Index 609
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