The power of the word : Scripture and the rhetoric of empire / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza.
The power of the word : Scripture and the rhetoric of empire / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza.
The power of the word : Scripture and the rhetoric of empire / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza.
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Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N220.601/8
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Introduction: The rhetoric of empire -- Empire studies as a new field in biblical studies -- A radical democratic ethos -- A critical political feminist hermeneutics -- Situating the argument of this book -- The power of Scripture and the rhetoric of empire -- Empire as the context of Scripture toda...
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Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, 2007.
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Minnesota
Date Published
2007.
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"In The Power of the Word, penned after her 2005 Cheun Keun lectures in Hong Kong, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza observes that the Bible and its long history of interpreters have contributed to a death-dealing worldview at large in today's geopolitics. Yet, she shows, the biblical record, critically understood, can also be emancipatory and liberatin...
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The power of the word : Scripture and the rhetoric of empire / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N220.601/8
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74VK3KxqywqA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3KxqywqA
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0800638336 (alk. paper)
9780800638337 (alk. paper)
0800638344 (alk. paper)
9780800638344 (alk. paper)
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220.601
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991023728119702626
