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Whose Bible is it Anyway?

Whose Bible is it Anyway?

Davies, Philip R.

Paperback

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 0567080730
ISBN13: 9780567080738
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Jun 14 2004
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.37 Width: 5.42 Depth: 8.48
Language: English

Philip Davies argues that the Bible may belong to the church or synagogue as an instrument of religious practice, but as an object of academic study it belongs to the world as a whole and as such can function in theory and practice as a secular discourse. A number of exegetical studies suggests that a genuinely academic discourse about biblical writings-one that distances itself from received canons of interpretation-can expose a subtext of deceit within the Creation narratives, re-conceptualize the relationship between Abraham and his deity, reveal lament psalms as texts of oppression, and identify the death of Daniel's God.

In a new chapter, Davies evaluates how the film Monty Python's Life of Brian contributes to life of Jesus research. Here is a challenge to conventional biblical scholarship and a bid to define and establish a genuine academic discipline of biblical studies.

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