{"product_id":"cultural-interpretations-reorienting-new-testament-criticism-9780800628598","title":"Cultural Interpretations: Reorienting New Testament Criticism","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilding on insights into the social functions of language, especially its interpersonal dimensions, Blount constructs a culturally sensitive model of interpretation that provides a sound basis for ethnographic and popular, as well as historical-critical, readings of the biblical text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlount's framework does more than acknowledge the inevitability of multiple interpretations; it foments them. His analysis demonstrates the social intent of \u003ci\u003eevery\u003c\/i\u003e reading and shows the influence of communicative context in such diverse readings of the Bible as Rudolf Bultmann's, the peasants of Solentiname, the Negro spirituals, and black-church sermons. Then Blount turns to Mark's account of the trial of Jesus, where he shows how this hermeneutical scheme helps to assess the emergence and validity of multiple readings of the text and the figure of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlount's expansive interpretive proposal will help scholars and students open up the possibilities of the text without abandoning it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian K. Blount\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.45w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800628598\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlount, Brian K.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian K. Blount \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary.\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":40133721063539,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d06824ba-1c4a-4e71-9f9f-59d902c67d64.jpg?v=1654176507","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/cultural-interpretations-reorienting-new-testament-criticism-9780800628598","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}