Words and The Word: Language, Poetics and Biblical Interpretation
Stephen Prickett
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Paperback. The relationship between religion and poetics is pursued, particularly the nature of religious language, and the hermeneutic, epistemological and linguistic theories of biblical interpretation. The book won the 1987 MLA Conference on Christianity and Literature Prize. Num Pages: 320 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBF; HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
First published in 1986, Stephen Prickett's Words and the 'Word' has had a major impact among scholars of literature and literary theory as well as among theologians and biblical critics. In this highly-acclaimed book Prickett pursues the question of the relationship between religion and poetics, and in particular the nature of religious language, investigating the hermeneutic, epistemological and linguistic reverberations of eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth-century theories of biblical interpretation.
First published in 1986, Stephen Prickett's Words and the 'Word' has had a major impact among scholars of literature and literary theory as well as among theologians and biblical critics. In this highly-acclaimed book Prickett pursues the question of the relationship between religion and poetics, and in particular the nature of religious language, investigating the hermeneutic, epistemological and linguistic reverberations of eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth-century theories of biblical interpretation.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521368384
SKU
KAC0000735
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Reviews for Words and The Word: Language, Poetics and Biblical Interpretation
'This is a magnificent book, full of subtle yet important arguements. Biblical scholars will need to come to terms with it, those who praise the Good News Bible for its 'clarity and simplicity' will be given food for thought. It is in short, a major contribution from a respected literary scholar on a crucial area of theological debate.' Michael Townsend, ... Read more