Biblical Studies âafterâ Theory: Onwards Towards the Past Part Three: Theory in the First and Second Waves
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At present, âHigh theoryâ, epitomized by poststructuralism, is in a perceived state of decline in literary studies. This three-part article explores the complex ramifications of the âafter theoryâ debate for biblical studies, a field that, for the most part, still seems to be in a âbefore theoryâ phase. Our intent, however, is not to sell biblical scholars on Theory, finally, before the supply runs out. Our aim, rather, is diagnostic and analytic. We want to look at what has happened, what has foiled to happen, and what might yet happen in biblical studies in relation to Theory, and reflect on what these various appropriations, adaptations and missed encounters reveal about the very different disciplinary spaces occupied by biblical studies and literary studies, and the very different disciplinary histories that have brought each of these spaces into being. Contending that Theoryâs most important contribution is the self-reflexive and metacritical moves it makes possible, our reflection on Theoryâs reception in biblical studies is intended to defamiliarise the peculiarities of our own disciplinary space. What follows is the final instalment of this three-part article.
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Biblical Studies âafterâ Theory: Onwards Towards the Past Part Three: Theory in the First and Second Waves
In: Biblical InterpretationSearch for other papers by Stephen D. Moore in
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Search for other papers by Yvonne Sherwood in
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At present, âHigh theoryâ, epitomized by poststructuralism, is in a perceived state of decline in literary studies. This three-part article explores the complex ramifications of the âafter theoryâ debate for biblical studies, a field that, for the most part, still seems to be in a âbefore theoryâ phase. Our intent, however, is not to sell biblical scholars on Theory, finally, before the supply runs out. Our aim, rather, is diagnostic and analytic. We want to look at what has happened, what has foiled to happen, and what might yet happen in biblical studies in relation to Theory, and reflect on what these various appropriations, adaptations and missed encounters reveal about the very different disciplinary spaces occupied by biblical studies and literary studies, and the very different disciplinary histories that have brought each of these spaces into being. Contending that Theoryâs most important contribution is the self-reflexive and metacritical moves it makes possible, our reflection on Theoryâs reception in biblical studies is intended to defamiliarise the peculiarities of our own disciplinary space. What follows is the final instalment of this three-part article.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 1110 | 342 | 15 |
| Full Text Views | 23 | 5 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 39 | 12 | 0 |
