Religion & Cultural Studies

Part I: Overtures: The Work of Biblical Narrative -- Biblical Narrative Analysis from the New Criticism to the New Narratology -- Biblical Narrative & the Birth of Prose Literature -- New Testament Narrative & Greco-Roman Literature -- Biblical Historiography as Traditional History -- Poetry & Biblical Narrative -- Part II: Biblical Narratives: Telling & Retelling the Bible’s First Story -- The Genesis of Identity in the Biblical World -- The Story of Exodus & Its Literary Kinships -- Blood, Death, & the Holy in the Leviticus Narrative -- Becoming Israel in the Wilderness of Numbers -- Remembering Narrative in Deuteronomy -- The Conquest of Memory in the Book of Joshua -- Judging Yhwh in the Book of Judges -- (Hi)story Telling in the Books of Samuel -- The Rule of Death & Signs of Life in the Book of Kings -- Narrative Among the Latter Prophets -- Divine Rhetoric & Prophetic Silence in the Book of Jonah -- Plural Versions & the Challenge of Narrative Coherence in the Story of Job ading Ruth, Reading Desire -- Bodies, Boundaries, & Belonging in the Book of Esther -- Warring Words in the Book of Daniel -- Political Strategy in the Narrative of Ezra–Nehemiah -- The Patrilineal Narrative Machinery of Chronicles -- Time & Focalization in the Gospel According to Mark -- Narrative Readings, Contextualized Readers, & Matthew’s Gospel -- Witnesses for the Defense in the Gospel of Luke -- The Acts of the Apostles, Narrative, & History -- The Narrative Identities of the Gospel of John -- Shifting Biblical Parables -- Narrative, Multiplicity, & the Letters of Paul -- Narrative Technique in the Book of Revelation -- Part III: The Bible & Bodies: Plotting Bodies in Biblical Narrative -- Reading Biblical Women Matters -- Adam & the Making of Masculinity -- Children in Biblical Narrative & Childist Interpretation -- Reading Others as the Subject(s) of Biblical Narrative -- Animating the Bible’s Animals -- Sex & Sexuality in Biblical Narrative -- Characterizing God in His/Our Own Image -- Part IV: The Natural, Social, & Conceptual Landscapes of Biblical Story Worlds: Reading the Landscape in Biblical Narrative -- Sustenance & Survival in Biblical Narrative -- Displacement & Diaspora in Biblical Narrative -- Narrativizing Empire in the Biblical World -- The Social Worlds of Biblical Narrative -- The Economic Politics of Biblical Narrative -- Narrative Deliberation in Biblical Politics -- Biblical Lamentations & Singing the Blues -- Part V: On Reading: Culture Tricks in Biblical Narrative -- Global Thefts of Biblical Narrative -- The Commanding Faces of Biblical Stories

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On the Discipline: History of the Discipline in the Last Seventy Years: Old Testament / New Testament -- The Impact of Other Disciplines upon Biblical Scholarship: Archaeology / Ancient Near Eastern Studies: Mesopotamia & Egypt / Qumran Studies / Study of the Graeco-Roman World / Diaspora & Rabbinic Judaism -- Languages, Translation, & Textual Transmission of the Bible: Language & Translation of the Old Testament -- Language, Translation, Versions, & Text of the Apocrypha -- Language & Translation of the New Testament -- Ancient Versions & Textual Transmission of the Old Testament -- Textual Transmission & Versions of the New Testament -- Historical & Social Study of the Bible: Background & context: General Problems of Studying the Text of the Bible in order to Reconstruct History & Social Background / Israel to the End of the Persian Period: History, Social, Political, & Economic background / Israel from the Rise of Hellenisim to 70 ce / The Life &Teaching of Jesus & the Rise of Christianity -- Institutions of the Old & New Testaments: Priesthood, Temple(s), & Sacrifice / Law in the Old Testament / Scribes & Synagogues / Movements -- Genres of the Old & New Testaments: Prophecy / Apocalyptic / Wisdom / Novella / Gospels / Letters -- The Composition of the Bible: The Growth of the Old Testament -- The Growth of the Apocrypha -- The Growth of the New Testament -- Authors, Books, & Readers in the Ancient World -- Methods in Biblical Scholarship: Archaeology -- Textual Criticism -- Form, Source, & Redaction Criticism -- Rhetorical & New Literary Criticism -- Feminist Criticism & Related Aspects -- Social, Political, & Ideological Criticism -- The Interpretation of the Bible: Old Testament Theology -- New Testament Theology -- Biblical Theology -- The Bible in Ethics -- Jewish Interpretation of the Bible -- The Authority of the Bible: Canon -- Fundamentalism(s) -- Historical Criticism & the Authority of the Bible

Part I: Bible Production: Protestant English-Language Bible Publishing & Translation -- The American Children’s Bible -- The Bible & Indigenous Language Translations in the Americas -- American Bible Bindings & Formats -- Part II: Biblical Interpretation & Usage: Seventeenth Century -- Eighteenth-Century -- Nineteenth-Century -- Twentieth- & Twenty-First-Century -- Digital Culture -- Feminist Interpretation -- LGBT Interpretation -- African American Culture -- Creationism -- The King James Only Movement -- The Sermonic Tradition -- Part III: The Bible in American History & Culture: Public Schools -- Law -- Politics -- Slavery -- Sports -- Military -- Creation of the Nation -- Civil War -- Religious Right -- Environmentalism -- Part IV: The Bible & the Arts: Art -- Cinema -- Literature -- Graphic Novels & Comic Books -- Music -- Performing the Bible -- Part V: The Bible & Religious Traditions: The Bible & Judaism in America -- Catholicism -- Orthodox Christians -- Mainline Denominations -- Evangelicalism -- Fundamentalism -- Pentecostalism -- Mormonism -- Seventh-day Adventists -- Jehovah’s Witnesses -- Christian Scientists

Part I: Contextualizing the Prophets: Ancient Social & Cultic Contexts: Ancient Near East / Priesthood / Diaspora / Persian Yehud / Apocalyptic -- Historical Methods & Textual Representation: Material Culture, Iconography, & the Prophets / Textual Criticism of the Prophetic Corpus / History & Memory in the Prophets -- Part II: Interpreting the Prophets: Literary Criticism: Structure, Themes, & Contested Issues: Isaiah / Jeremiah / Ezekiel / The Twelve / Daniel & Apocalyptic Imagination / Metaphorization & Other Tropes / Genre Criticism / Redaction Criticism -- Topical Studies: The Prophet as Persona / Prophetic Words & Acts as Survival Literature / God & Violence -- Reception History: The Prophets in the Dead Sea Scrolls / The Prophets in the New Testament / Rabbinic Reception / Early Christian Reception / Medieval Reception -- Part III: Engaging the Prophets: Situated Readings: Contemporary Jewish Readings / Feminist Interpretation / Womanist Approaches / Materialist Analysis / Postcolonial Readings / Queer Readings / Postmodern Engagements -- Interdisciplinary Interventions: Theology / Ethics / Pastoral Care / Homiletics -- Future Horizons in the Study of the Prophets: Futures in Prophetic Studies / The Prophets: Looking Forward

Ancient Near Eastern Backgrounds: Mesopotamian -- Canaanite -- Egyptian -- Language of the Psalms: Poetry of the Psalms -- The Psalms in Poetry -- Language of Lament -- Praise & Metonymy -- Wisdom Language -- Translating Psalms: The Aramaic Psalter -- The Septuagint Psalter -- Jerome’s Psalters -- Composition of the Psalms: The Levites & the Editorial Composition of the Psalms -- On the Ordering of Psalms as Demonstrated by Psalms 136–150 -- Unrolling the Dead Sea Psalms Scrolls -- History of Interpretation & Reception: : A Sampling: Some Aspects of Traditional Jewish Psalms Interpretation -- Psalms in the New Testament -- The Psalms in the Qur’an & in the Islamic Religious Imagination -- Reception of the Psalms: The Example of Psalm 91 -- Interpretive Approaches: Psalms & the Question of Genre -- Psalms of the Temple -- Non-Temple Psalms: The Cultic Setting Revisited -- The Shape & Shaping of the Psalter: Psalms in Their Literary Context -- The Meta-Narrative of the Psalter -- Ancient Near Eastern Iconography -- Rhetoric -- Poetic Attachment: Psychology, Psycholinguistics -- Feminist Interpretation -- Kingship -- Culturally Based Interpretations: Singing a Subversive Song: Psalm 137 & “Colored Pompey” -- Rising from Generation to Generation: Lament, Hope, Consciousness, Home, & Dream -- Psalms in Latin America -- Theologies of the Psalms: Jewish Theology -- Christian Theology -- Anthropologies of the Psalms: On “Being Human” in the Psalms -- The Righteous & the Wicked -- Practicing the Psalms: The Psalms in Christian Worship -- Preaching Psalms -- Singing the Psalms -- Psalms as Resources for Pastoral Care -- The Psalms: A Monastic Perspective -- Ecological Use of the Psalms

Part I: Genesis -- Job -- Psalms -- Isaiah -- Ezekiel -- Daniel -- Judges -- The Gospel of John -- Romans -- 1 Corinthians -- Galatians -- Revelation -- Part II: The Bible & Iconography -- Linguistic & Cultural Influences on Interpretation in Translations of the Bible -- Memory, Imagination, & the Interpretation of Scripture in the Middle Ages -- The Origins, Scope, & Spread of the Millenarian Idea -- Non‐retaliation & Military Force: Their Basis in the Bible -- The Bible & Anti‐Semitism -- Dante & the Bible: A Sketch -- George Friedric Handel & The Messiah -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton's The Woman's Bible -- Uchimura & the Bible in Japan -- One Bible, Two Preachers: Patchwork Sermons & Sacred Art in the American South -- Bob Dylan's Bible -- From John's Gospel to Dan Brown: The Magdalene Code -- Gnostic Interpretations of Genesis -- Samuel Wilberforce, Thomas Huxley, & Genesis -- Sodomy & Gendered Love: Reading Genesis 19 in the Anglican Communion -- Exodus in Early Twentieth‐Century America: Charles Reynolds Brown & Lawrence Langner -- Exodus in Latin America -- Elihu's Spiritual Sensation: William Blake's Illustrations of the Book of Job -- Ezekiel 1 & the Nation of Islam -- Post‐Holocaust Jewish Interpretations of Job -- Seventh‐day Adventists, Daniel, & Revelation -- Esther & Hitler: A Second Triumphant Purim -- Kierkegaard on the Lilies & the Birds: Matthew 6 -- Gandhi's Interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount -- Preaching, Politics, & Paul in Contemporary African‐American Christianity -- Ruskin, the Bible, & the Death of Rose La Touche: A ‘torn manuscript of the human soul’ -- Karl Barth on Romans -- Augustine & Pelagius on the Epistle to the Romans -- Luther on Galatians -- Joanna Southcott: Enacting the Woman Clothed with the Sun -- Bible Reading and/after Theory