Davies, Philip Primary Author mixed material bibliography London Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press 2004 monographic en English

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Philip Davies argues that the Bible may belong to the church or synagogue as an instrument of religious practice, but as an object of academic study it belongs to the world as a whole and as such can function in theory and practice as a secular discourse. A number of exegetical studies suggests that a genuinely academic discourse about biblical writings-one that distances itself from received canons of interpretation-can expose a subtext of deceit within the Creation narratives, re-conceptualize the relationship between Abraham and his deity, reveal lament psalms as texts of oppression, and identify the death of Daniel's God. In a new chapter, Davies evaluates how the film Monty Python's Life of Brian contributes to "life of Jesus" research. Here is a challenge to conventional biblical scholarship and a bid to define and establish a genuine academic discipline of biblical studies. 220.070567080730 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 220.07 Dav w E10002318 Non Fiction 220.07 Dav w E07005004 Non Fiction 220.07 Dav w Whose_Bible_is_it_Anyway.jpg 50616 2014-12-11 08:36:43 2026-02-19 16:49:31 machine generated