The (Un)Stable Digital Bible
A Destabilising Peritext and Stabilising Epitext
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20254285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David G Ford (Durham University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-381 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion Media and Digital Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2588-8099 • E-ISSN: 2165-9214 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/21659214-00803002 |
| OpenAlex | W2995920058 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Over the past 30 years the Bible has gone digital. This transition from paper technology to digital technology has attracted the interest of scholars because such a change has consequences for how the Bible is used and could lead to differences in how it is understood. Many are claiming that a digital Bible will result in a less stable Bible (Parker, 2003; Pui-lan, 2008; Beal, 2011, pp. 189–190; Wagner, 2012, pp. 20–23; Clivaz, 2014; Holmes, 2016), due to the peritext (the physical aspect of the text) of this new reading technology. However, I argue that this claim does not sufficiently take into account the Bible’s epitext (the nonphysical aspect of the text), through which evangelical Christians engage the scriptures. Ultimately, I argue that the epitext will limit the destabilising effect of the digital peritext
Art · Linguistics · Literature · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |