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BL
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953604
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b707974
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| Main Entry
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Collins, John J., (John Joseph),1946-
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| Title & Author
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The Bible after Babel : : historical criticism in a postmodern age /\ John J. Collins.
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| Publication Statement
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Grand Rapids, Mich. :: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.,, ©2005.
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x, 201 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0802828922
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: 9780802828927
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| Notes
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"Delivered as the Gunning lectures at the School of Divinity of the University of Edinburgh between November 1 and 12, 2004"--Preface.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-192) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Historical criticism and its postmodern critics -- The crisis in historiography -- Exodus and liberation in postcolonial perspective -- The impact of feminist and gender studies -- Israelite religion: the return of the goddess -- Is a postmodern biblical theology possible?
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| Abstract
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In The Bible after Babel John J. Collins considers the effect of the postmodern situation on biblical, primarily Old Testament, criticism over the last three decades. Collins examines the quest of historical criticism to objectively establish a text's basic meaning. Accepting that the Bible may no longer provide secure "foundations" for faith, Collins still highlights its ethical challenge to be concerned for "the other"--A challenge central both to Old Testament ethics and to the teaching of Jesus. --from publisher description.
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| Subject
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11.33 Bible study and interpretation.
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Bibelwissenschaft
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Bijbelwetenschap.
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Historisch kritische methode.
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Bible-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible-- Criticism, interpretation, etc-- 21st century.
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Bible.
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| Dewey Classification
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220.072
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| LC Classification
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BS511.3.C65 2005
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| NLM classification
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11.33bcl
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