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Readings in the Canon of Scripture

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. David Jasper

    1. Centre for the Study of Literature and Theology, University of Glasgow, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in Literature and Religion (SLR)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction: Violence and the Canon

    • David Jasper
    Pages 1-13

  3. Trespassing in the Wilderness: New Ventures in Canonical Criticism

    • David Jasper
    Pages 14-27

  4. The Literary Classic and the Tragedy of Fiction

    • David Jasper
    Pages 28-47

  5. Seeing Pictures: Reading Texts

    • David Jasper
    Pages 48-67

  6. The Bible and the Politics of Feminism

    • David Jasper
    Pages 68-82

  7. Living in the Reel World: The Bible in Film

    • David Jasper
    Pages 83-95

  8. Violence and Postmodernism: Is There No Hope in the Evil Demon of Images?

    • David Jasper
    Pages 96-105

  9. Apocalypse Then and Now

    • David Jasper
    Pages 106-121

  10. A Rebirth of Images

    • David Jasper
    Pages 122-131

  11. Conclusion: Art and the Biblical Canon

    • David Jasper
    Pages 132-147

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 148-156
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About this book

Beginning with the insights of the 'canonical criticism' of Brevard Childs and James Sanders, this book explores the canon of the Bible through readings in literature, art and cinema. It places the Bible within the concerns of contemporary feminist thought, postmodern anxiety and modern apocalyptic. It returns us to a sense of the centrality of the Biblical canon in the present of critical thought and popular culture, expanding the notion of 'reading' to picture and film.

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  • Centre for the Study of Literature and Theology, University of Glasgow, UK

    David Jasper

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