Empire, Postcolonial Criticism, and Biblical Studies

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ID23408575
AuthorsSharon E Jacob (0000-0003-0278-6388, Pacific School of Religion, corresponding author), Sharon Jacob (Pacific School of Religion)
Year2021
Pages735-750
Publication date2021-06-09
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueOxford Handbook of Postcolonial Biblical Criticism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190888459.013.19
OpenAlexW3166204910
ISBN9780190888459
LanguageEN
References cited9

When it comes to the relationship between the Bible and ancient empires, the focus for the most part remains on the past and on the imperial contexts in which these texts were written. It must be noted that even though historical-critical scholarship has drawn our attention to historical contexts, empires continued to remain in the background in biblical studies. This chapter focuses on the relationship between the Bible and empire, not only of the past but also the present. It examines in depth the works of biblical scholars who have made a conscious attempt to expand the field of Biblical studies. Furthermore, by highlighting the points of convergence and divergence between the Bible and precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial empires, scholars can begin to see the ways in which the relationship between the Bible and empire has constantly evolved, transformed, and mutated as scholars transgress boundaries and draw on the work of one another.

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Biblical studies · Colonialism · Divergence (linguistics) · Empire · Field (mathematics) · Hebrew Bible · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Scholarship · Christian Theology and Mission · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law · Philosophy

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