{"product_id":"rhetoric-and-ethic-the-politics-of-biblical-studies-9780800627959","title":"Rhetoric and Ethic: The Politics of Biblical Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this major study, leading feminist biblical critic Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza focuses on Paul and his interpreters. She questions the apolitical ethos of biblical scholarship and argues for an alternative rooted in a critical understanding of language as a form of power. Modern biblical criticism, she reasons, derives much of its methodology and inspiration from an outdated notion of modern science. It professes value-neutrality and detachment from the world of politics and history. Yet, Schussler Fiorenza maintains, this posture belies an objectivity that fails to engage the sociopolitical context of both the text and today's reader. It also does not recognize the rhetorical character of biblical texts and readings. If language is understood in the sense of ancient rhetorics as a form of power that constitutes reality, then an ethics of interpretation is called for. The task of biblical studies is to identify and assess the ethical resources and moral visions of biblical religions. \"Only then,\" Schussler Fiorenza contends, \"will bibical studies be a significant partner in the global struggles seeking justice and well-being for all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.03w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800627959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFiorenza, Elisabeth Schussler:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisabeth Schussler Fiorenza\u003c\/b\u003e is Krister Stendahl Professor at Harvard Divinity School, a founding co-editor of the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, past president of the Society of Biblical Literature, and author of many important and influential works, among them \u003ci\u003eIn Memory of Her\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), \u003ci\u003eBread Not Stone\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eJesus: Miriams Child, Sophias Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eRhetoric and Ethic: The Politics of Biblical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), \u003ci\u003eThe Power of the Word: Scripture and the Rhetoric of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eDemocratizing Biblical Studies: Toward an Emancipatory Educational Space\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). \u003ci\u003eEmpowering Memory and Movement\u003c\/i\u003e is the third volume in her collected essays from Fortress Press, including \u003ci\u003eTransforming Vision: Explorations in Feminist The*logy\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eChanging Horizons: Explorations in Feminist Interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). She is editor of \u003ci\u003eSearching the Scriptures\u003c\/i\u003e (two volumes, 1993, 1994), a feminist introduction and commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40133720375411,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0dfd90f0-597e-4cc5-af5d-971a19166eb7.jpg?v=1654176489","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/rhetoric-and-ethic-the-politics-of-biblical-studies-9780800627959","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}