Tangled Up in the Bible: Bob Dylan & Scripture

Bob Dylan has had a profound influence on the shape of modern pop music (folk, rock, blues) and as a modern literary figure. He has also attracted enormous attention from both professional and amateur interpreters.

In this book Gilmour offers a thorough study of Dylan's reading of scriptures. He explores the ways in which Dylan transforms biblical images and concepts when he incorporates them into his literary world; it is an attempt to listen to the echoes of scripture in his published works. Gilmour closely reads Dylan's poems and songs and provides commentaries on several themes found in Dylan's work: the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus; apocalypse, justice and judgement; oppressive religion and religious irony. Through these readings, Gilmour calls attention to the various ways Dylan uses scripture both in an explicit and an implicit manner.

Author: Michael J. Gilmour
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 02/01/2004
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.36w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780826416025

Review Citation(s):
Christianity Today 11/01/2004 pg. 86

About the Author
Michael J. Gilmour is Associate Professor of New Testament at Providence College in Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada.