(Re)reading again : a mosaic reading of Numbers 25
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(Re)reading again : a mosaic reading of Numbers 25
（Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies, 589 . Playing the texts ; 19）（T & T Clark library of Biblical studies）
Bloomsbury T & T Clark, 2015
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Rereading again
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Originally issued as the author's dissertation (Ph.D.)--Charles Sturt University
Includes bibliographical references (p. [178]-185) and indexes
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Description
Guided by the metaphor of the art form known as a mosaic, this book advocates a pluralistic approach to biblical studies. Rees argues that the text itself can be described as a 'mosaic', with each new reading adding to the mosaic. Interpretation is therefore both observation and invention, or contribution.When [re]reading the text, one cannot but be aware of what has been seen before, even if it at first may seem unfamiliar. He thus rejects the idea of a definitive reading.
Examining Numbers 25, Rees argues that the various methods employed to interpret this text (narrative, feminist, postcolonial as well as a more 'traditional' historical-critical reading) enable us to see different things as we read from different places. A further analysis of the book's interpretative history, including the rewritten histories of Josephus and Philo, allows us to discover that creativity has forever been a part of the reading process. Moving on to explore the contributions of more recent commentators, Rees concludes that an embrace of diversity, of collegiality, may well point to a new future in Biblical Studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction (Including Translation)
Section 1: Initial Readings
Chapter 1. Reading Other Readings, or, A History of Readings
Chapter 2. An Historically Oriented Reading
Section 2: [Re]Readings
Chapter 3. Narrative Explorations
Chapter 4. A Feminist Reading
Chapter 5. A Postcolonial Reading
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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