What is it about?
An exploration of how the Bible participates in historical imperialism and how its ideas continue to contribute to contemporary forms of imperialism. This work also looks at ways readers of the Bible have used its material to protest dominant power.
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Why is it important?
The Bible's historical links with European imperialism should be of concern to readers of the Bible. Given the place that the Bible plays in the western imagination consideration of the implications of biblical material in the maintenance of western imperial in the contemporary context makes examination of these issues critical.
Perspectives
This work provides a unique narrative of the postcolonial arc beginning in the late nineteenth century into the twentieth century. A section that explores pressing contemporary concerns like gender/sexuality, terrorism, technology, and ecology makes this an important work for those interested in current conversations on postcolonial studies and biblical studies.
Dr Steed Vernyl Davidson
Mccormick Theological Seminary
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This page is a summary of: Writing/Reading the Bible in Postcolonial Perspective, Brill Research Perspectives in Biblical Interpretation, September 2017, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/24057657-12340009.
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