ISBN:
1841270989
Language:
English
Pages:
348 S.
,
graph. Darst.
Year of publication:
2000
Series Statement:
The Biblical seminar 70
Series Statement:
The biblical seminar
DDC:
306.0933
Keywords:
Anthropologie
;
Hermeneutik
;
Politik
;
Material culture Palestine
;
Jews Social life and customs
;
Hebrew language
;
Palestine Social life and customs
;
Bibel
;
Sachkultur
;
Staat
;
Konzeption
;
Israel
;
Wirtschaftsstruktur
;
Sozialstruktur
;
Israel
;
Israel
;
Kulturanthropologie
;
Realien
Abstract:
Scholarly discussions of biblical interpretation often ignore the fact that language and literature form an integral part of a people's culture, that interpretation therefore implies the total cultural system of the relevant literature, and that biblical interpretation consequently implies inter-cultural communication. This book explores the theoretical and practical implications of this observation from a cultural anthropological perspective, looks at recent anthropological studies of ancient Israelite society, supplies practical examples of a cultural interpretation of ancient Hebrew narratives, and discusses the impact of the notions 'cultural relativity' and 'inter-cultural communication' for biblical interpretation.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [300]-321)
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