Punt, J.

Postcolonial biblical interpretation reframing Paul / [electronic resource] : by Jeremy Punt. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015] - 1 online resource (ix, 265 p.) - Studies in theology and religion, 20 1566-208X ; . - Studies in theology and religion ; v. 20. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-256) and index.

Possibilities and prospects of postcolonial biblical criticism: doing mind and road mapping -- Postcolonial readings, or not?: obvious or impossible? -- Postcolonial theory as academic double agent?: power, ideology and postcolonial hermeneutics -- Competing missions in Acts: countervailing missionary" forces: empire and church in Acts -- Paul and postcolonial hermeneutics: marginality and/in early biblical interpretation (2 Cor 10-13) -- Postcolonial clashing with empire in 1 Thessalonians 4-5 -- Paul, power and Philemon: "knowing your place" -- Paul, body, and resurrection in an imperial setting: considering hermeneutics and power -- Negotiating creation in imperial times (Romans 8:18-30) -- Conclusion: Pauline agency in postcolonial perspective: subverter of, or agent for empire?

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9789004288461 (electronic book)

10.1163/9789004288461

2014044133


Bible--Postcolonial criticism.
Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Postcolonial criticism.

BS521.86 / .P86 2015

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