Remembering the Unexperienced
Cultural Memory, Canon Consciousness, and the Book of Deuteronomy
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2020
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1. Edition 2020
V&R unipress (Verlag)
978-3-8471-1209-9 (ISBN)
V&R unipress (Verlag)
978-3-8471-1209-9 (ISBN)
The Compatibility of Cultural Memory Studies and the Canonical Approach
This book argues that a helpful framework within which to interpret the paraenesis of Deuteronomy 4:1-40 can be constructed through interaction with the cultural memory interests of German Egyptologist Jan Assmann and the canonical approach of U.S. biblical theologian Brevard Childs. By bringing Assmann's cultural memory concerns to bear on the world within the text, Deuteronomy is brought into fruitful contact with questions from the field of sociology; by asking these questions in interaction with the theologically rich formulation of canon offered by Childs's canonical approach, Deuteronomy is interpreted as an authoritative witness to God for contemporary communities of faith. As a result of this reading strategy the communal and trans-generational nature of covenant stands out. This emphasis, in turn, influences the way Horeb is remembered by later generations and how that memory is transmitted from one generation to the next through ritual practice and the text of Scripture.
This book argues that a helpful framework within which to interpret the paraenesis of Deuteronomy 4:1-40 can be constructed through interaction with the cultural memory interests of German Egyptologist Jan Assmann and the canonical approach of U.S. biblical theologian Brevard Childs. By bringing Assmann's cultural memory concerns to bear on the world within the text, Deuteronomy is brought into fruitful contact with questions from the field of sociology; by asking these questions in interaction with the theologically rich formulation of canon offered by Childs's canonical approach, Deuteronomy is interpreted as an authoritative witness to God for contemporary communities of faith. As a result of this reading strategy the communal and trans-generational nature of covenant stands out. This emphasis, in turn, influences the way Horeb is remembered by later generations and how that memory is transmitted from one generation to the next through ritual practice and the text of Scripture.
Dr Stephen D. Campbell did his PhD at Durham University, United Kingdom. He is Academic Director and Professor of Bible and Theology at Aquila Initiative. He lives with his family in Bonn where he also serves as pastor of the International Baptist Church.
Erscheinungsdatum | 11.11.2020 |
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Reihe/Serie | Bonner Biblische Beiträge ; Band 191 |
Verlagsort | Göttingen |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 160 x 237 mm |
Gewicht | 551 g |
Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
Schlagworte | Bible • Canonical approach • communal memory • cultural memory studies • Deuteronomy 4 • Religious tradition • ritual studies • theological interpretation • Theology |
ISBN-10 | 3-8471-1209-0 / 3847112090 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-8471-1209-9 / 9783847112099 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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