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Subject(s)

• Brueggemann, Walter—Land [Browse]
• Steinbeck, John 1902-1968—Themes, motives [Browse]
• Bible—Reader-response criticism [Browse]
• Bible and literature [Browse]
• Religion and geography [Browse]

Series

• Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 709. [More in this series]
• Scriptural traces ; 29. [More in this series]
• Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies, 2345-678X ; 709 [More in this series]
• Scriptural traces: Critical Persectives on the Reception and Influence of the Bible, 2513-8758 ; 29 [More in this series]

Summary note

"Katerina Koci charts the development of the Promised Land motif, starting from its biblical roots and examining its reception over the centuries until the present day"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Bible and Literature
• Aims and Methods
• The Role of Artistic Interpretation in Biblical Hermeneutics
• The Role of Art in the Hermeneutical Process
• The Text and the Reader: Partners in Dialogue
• The Struggle between Synchrony and Diachrony
• The Context and Reception of the Promised Land Motif in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
• A Thematic Analysis of the Promised Land in the Hebrew Bible
• An Historical-Critical Analysis of Genesis 15:7 & Exodus 3:
• An Historical-Critical Analysis of Genesis 15:1-
• An Historical-Critical Analysis of Exodus 3:1-
• Reception of the Promised Land in the Hebrew Bible
• The Torah
• Deuteronomistic History
• The Literary Prophets to the End of the Exile
• The Postexilic Era
• Reception of the Promised Land in the New Testament
• The Gospels and Acts
• The Pauline Epistles
• The Non-Pauline Epistles
• The Extra-Biblical and Post-Biblical History of the Promised Land Motif
• The History of Biblical Scholarship
• Antiquity
• Reformation
• Late Tradition and Application
• The History of Literary Scholarship
• Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and Reformation
• Late Reception and Application
• The History of Religious Communities in the American Episcopal Church
• The Community of New England Puritans
• The American Episcopal Community of Later Centuries
• Interpretations of the Promised Land Motif by Walter Brueggemann and John Steinbeck
• Brueggemann's Interpretation of the Promised Land Motif
• The Land as Symbol and Fascinans
• Brueggemann's Land Symbolism: Between Landlessness and Landedness
• Curing One's Conscience but What Comes Next? Brueggemann and Liberation Theology
• John Steinbeck's Interpretation of the Promised Land Motif
• Steinbeck as a Biblical Interpreter
• A Foretaste of Paradise: The Pastures of Heaven and Of Mice and Men
• Passion to Possess: To a God Unknown
• Killing the Land and Marching Further West: The Grapes of Wrath
• The Soul's Journey towards the Promised Land: East of Eden
• Conclusion
• Literal and/or Allegorical Faces of the Promised Land
• Steinbeck and Brueggemann
• Steinbeck's Contribution to the Interpretation of the Promised Land Motif

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ISBN

• 9780567696298 (hardback)
• 0567696294 (hardback)

LCCN

2021002343

OCLC

1235871735

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