Bible and Theory

Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore

Edited by K. Jason Coker and Scott S. Elliott - Contributions by George Aichele; A. K. M. Adam; Janice Capel Anderson; Roland Boer; Colleen M. Conway; Danna Nolan Fewell; Catherine Keller; Jennifer L. Koosed; Stephen D. Moore; Tina Pippin; Robert Seesengood; Jeffrey L. Staley and H. Aram Veeser

Inspired by and engaging with the provocative and prolific work of Stephen D. Moore, Bible and Theory showcases some of the most current thinking emerging at the intersections of critical methods with biblical texts. The result is a plurality of readings that deconstruct customary disciplinary boundaries. These chapters, written by a wide range of biblical scholars, collectively argue by demonstration for the necessity and benefits of biblical criticism inflected with queer theory, literary criticism, postmodernism, cultural studies, and more. Bible and Theory: Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore invites the reader to rethink what constitutes the Bible and to reconsider what we are doing when we read and interpret it.

Lexington Books / Fortress Academic

Pages: 244 • Trim: 6½ x 9

978-1-9787-0822-8 • Hardback • November 2020 • $123.00 • (£95.00)

978-1-9787-0823-5 • eBook • November 2020 • $45.00 • (£35.00)

Subjects: Religion / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General

Bible and Theory

Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore

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Summary

Inspired by and engaging with the provocative and prolific work of Stephen D. Moore, Bible and Theory showcases some of the most current thinking emerging at the intersections of critical methods with biblical texts. The result is a plurality of readings that deconstruct customary disciplinary boundaries. These chapters, written by a wide range of biblical scholars, collectively argue by demonstration for the necessity and benefits of biblical criticism inflected with queer theory, literary criticism, postmodernism, cultural studies, and more. Bible and Theory: Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore invites the reader to rethink what constitutes the Bible and to reconsider what we are doing when we read and interpret it.

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Lexington Books / Fortress Academic

Pages: 244 • Trim: 6½ x 9

978-1-9787-0822-8 • Hardback • November 2020 • $123.00 • (£95.00)

978-1-9787-0823-5 • eBook • November 2020 • $45.00 • (£35.00)

Subjects: Religion / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics, Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General

Author

K. Jason Coker is the national director for Together for Hope and the author of James in Postcolonial Perspective: The Letter as Nativist Discourse, along with other articles, chapters, and blogs on poverty, race, and critical theory.

Scott S. Elliott is associate professor in the department of Philosophy, Religion, and Leadership at Adrian College and the author of The Rustle of Paul: Autobiographical Narratives in Romans, Corinthians, and Philippians.

Table of Contents

On Method(s)

1. Method Man K. Jason Coker and Scott S. Elliott

2. Allegoric Reaction: Revulsion, Desire, and Method in Interpretation A. K. M. Adam

3. More Fragments from an Autobiographical Midrash on John’s Gospel Jeffrey L. Staley

4. The Creative Non-Fiction of Biblical Scholar Stephen D. Moore H. Aram Veeser

5. Stories Thrown Together George Aichele

On Text(s)

6. A Dead Spouse, A Vegetable Garden, a Cousin’s Field on Private Property, and the Hebrew Bible

Roland Boer

7. Matthew, Mark, and Paul: The Vintage Sounds of the Implied Author Janice Capel Anderson

8. Air Jesus: Fear of Flying in the Gospel of Mark Tina Pippin

9. When Hannah Met Luke: A Sub-Version of Luke’s Annunciations Danna Nolan Fewell

10. It’s Just a Flesh Wound: On Reading the Tortured Body of the Johannine Jesus Colleen M. Conway

11. Moore Materialism: Apocalypse, Animal Christs, and an Unlikely Absolute Catherine Keller

12. Queer Mothers: The Gender Construction of Martyrs Jennifer L. Koosed and Robert Paul Seesengood

On Reading(s)

13. What Am I Reading When I Read My Bible? Stephen D. Moore