The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media
Edited by Tom Thatcher (Lead Editor), Chris Keith,
Raymond F. Person, Jr. and Elsie R. Stern
Judith Odor, Managing Editor
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN: HB: 978-0-5672-2249-7
ePDF: 978-0-5676-7838-6
ePUB: 978-0-5676-7837-9
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Thatcher, Tom, 1967- editor.
Title: Dictionary of the Bible and ancient media / edited by Tom Thatcher
(lead editor), Chris Keith, Raymond F. Person, Elsie R. Stern; Judith Odor, production manager.
Description: 1 [edition]. | New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017024236 (print) | LCCN 2017033169 (ebook) | ISBN 9780567678379 (epub) | ISBN
9780567678386 (ebook) | ISBN 9780567222497 (hb)
Subjects: LCSH: Bible–Dictionaries. | Bible and literature–Dictionaries. |
Literature, Ancient–History and criticism–Dictionaries.
Classification: LCC BS440 (ebook) | LCC BS440 .D535 2017 (print) | DDC 220.8/30223--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017024236
Media Studies and Biblical Studies: An Introduction
Bible in Ancient and Modern Media Research Unit (Society of Biblical Literature)
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About The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient MediaThe Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media is a convenient and authoritative reference tool, introducing specific terms and concepts helpful to the study of the Bible and related literature in ancient communications culture. Since the early 1980s, biblical scholars have begun to explore the potentials of interdisciplinary theories of oral tradition, oral performance, personal and collective memory, ancient literacy and scribality, visual culture and ritual. Over time these theories have been combined with considerations of critical and exegetical problems in the study of the Bible, the history of Israel, Christian origins, and rabbinics. The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media responds to the rapid growth of the field by providing a source of reference that offers clear definitions, and in-depth discussions of relevant terms and concepts, and the relationships between them. The volume begins with an overview of ‘ancient media studies’ and a brief history of research to orient the reader to the field and the broader research context of the book, with individual entries on terms and topics commonly encountered in studies of the Bible in ancient media culture. Each entry defines the term/ concept under consideration, then offers more sustained discussion of the topic, paying particular attention to its relevance for the study of the Bible and related literature. |
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