Contemporary Perspectives and Methods
Joseph A. Marchal, Editor
Fortress Press
Minneapolis
Contemporary Perspectives and Methods
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Studying Paul’s letters: contemporary perspectives and methods / Joseph A. Marchal, editor.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8006-9818-8 (alk. paper)
1. Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul—Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Marchal, Joseph A.
BS2650.52.S783 2012
227’.0601—dc23
2011047081
Introduction: Asking the Right Questions? Perspective and Approach
Joseph A. Marchal
1. Historical Approaches: Which Past? Whose Past?
Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre
2. Rhetorical Approaches: Introducing the Art of Persuasion in Paul and Pauline Studies
Todd Penner and Davina C. Lopez
3. Spatial Perspectives: Space and Archaeology in Roman Philippi
Laura S. Nasrallah
4. Economic Approaches: Scarce Resources and Interpretive Opportunities
Peter S. Oakes
5. Visual Perspectives: Imag(in)ing the Big Pauline Picture
Davina C. Lopez
6. Feminist Approaches: Rethinking History and Resisting Ideologies
Cynthia Briggs Kittredge
7. Jewish Perspectives: A Jewish Apostle to the Gentiles
Pamela Eisenbaum
8. African American Approaches: Rehumanizing the Reader against Racism and Reading through Experience
Demetrius K. Williams
9. Asian American Perspectives:
Ambivalence of the Model Minority and Perpetual Foreigner
Sze-kar Wan
10. Postcolonial Approaches: Negotiating Empires, Then and Now
Jeremy Punt
11. Queer Approaches: Improper Relations with Pauline Letters
Joseph A. Marchal
Prepared by Kelsi Morrison-Atkins
The process of bringing this collection together began and now ends as a primarily pedagogical and frequently collective effort. Thus, the main test for this book is still to come, as I hope that reading and working with (and through) its content proves useful to those who encounter it. But, in the meantime, it must be acknowledged how many people worked to bring this to completion and how many encountered this work in its many preliminary, intermediate, and penultimate forms.
The idea for this collection started with a teaching ...
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About Studying Paul’s Letters: Contemporary Perspectives and MethodsStudying Paul’s Letters provides a survey of the most relevant current methods in Pauline scholarship. Joseph A. Marchal leads a group of scholars who are also experienced teachers in courses on Paul. More than a series of “how-to” essays in interpretation, each chapter in this volume shows how differences in starting point and interpretive decisions shape different ways of understanding Paul. Each teacher-scholar focuses on what a particular method brings to interpretation and applies that method to a text in Paul’s letters, aiming not just at the beginning student but at the “tough choices” every teacher must make in balancing information with critical reflection. Studying Paul’s Letters is organized for use in a single semester course on Paul and is perfect for graduate students, seminarians, and undergraduate students. |
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