Memory Theory in New Testament Studies Exploring New Perspectives

This volume, edited by Sandra Huebenthal and others, explores the application of social memory theory to New Testament studies. It examines how cultural and social memory shape the interpretation of biblical texts and early Christian identity. The book includes essays that discuss the role of memory...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Huebenthal, Sandra (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : BRILL 2023.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Studies in Cultural Contexts of the Bible Series
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009768134006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Social Memory and its Impact for the Study of the New Testament
  • 1 Social and Cultural Memory in Biblical Exegesis: the Quest for an Adequate Application
  • 2 “You cannot live with an experience that remains without a story:” Memory Theory and How Mark’s Gospel Narrates Experiences with Jesus
  • 3 “Frozen Moments”: Early Christianity through the Lens of Social Memory Theory
  • Part II. A New Perspective on Intertextuality
  • 4 What’s Form Got to Do with it? Preliminaries on the Impact of Social Memory Theory for the Study of Intertextuality
  • 5 Proclamation Rejected, Truth Confirmed: Reading John 12:37–44 in a Social Memory Theoretical Framework
  • 6 Collective Memory, Cultural Texts, and Mark’s Gospel
  • Part III. A New Perspective on Pseudepigraphy
  • 7 Pseudepigraphy as a Strategy in Early Christian Identity Discourses: The Letter to the Colossians as a Test Case
  • 8 Experience that Makes Itself Legible: Colossians and 2 Thessalonians as Fictional Texts
  • 9 Generations: Social Memory Theory and the Letters to the Thessalonians
  • Part IV. A New Perspective on Patristics
  • 10 Polycarp Unchained: How Cultural Studies Can Enhance Patristic Research
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Original Publications
  • Index of Tables
  • Index of Ancient Sources
  • Index of Authors