Remembering the unexperienced: cultural memory, canon consciousness, and the Book of Deuteronomy

This book argues that a helpful framework within which to interpret the paraenesis of Deuteronomy 4:1–40 can be constructed through interaction with the cultural memory interests of German Egyptologist Jan Assmann and the canonical approach of U.S. biblical theologian Brevard Childs. By bringing Ass...

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Main Author: Campbell, Stephen D. (Author)
Contributors: Markl, Dominik 1979- (Writer of preface)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Göttingen V&R unipress, Bonn University Press [2021]
In: Bonner biblische Beiträge (Band 191)
Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Campbell, Stephen D., Remembering the unexperienced : Cultural Memory, Canon Consciousness, and the Book of Deuteronomy] (2022) (Culp, A. J.)
Series/Journal:Bonner biblische Beiträge Band 191
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Deuteronomium 4,1-40 / Assmann, Jan 1938-2024 / Collective memory / Childs, Brevard S. 1923-2007 / Canonical approach
B Deuteronomium / Israel (Antiquity) / Historical consciousness / Intergenerational relations / Mnemonics
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Thesis
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Summary:This book argues that a helpful framework within which to interpret the paraenesis of Deuteronomy 4:1–40 can be constructed through interaction with the cultural memory interests of German Egyptologist Jan Assmann and the canonical approach of U.S. biblical theologian Brevard Childs. By bringing Assmann’s cultural memory concerns to bear on the world within the text, Deuteronomy is brought into fruitful contact with questions from the field of sociology; by asking these questions in interaction with the theologically rich formulation of canon offered by Childs’s canonical approach, Deuteronomy is interpreted as an authoritative witness to God for contemporary communities of faith. As a result of this reading strategy the communal and trans-generational nature of covenant stands out. This emphasis, in turn, influences the way Horeb is remembered by later generations and how that memory is transmitted from one generation to the next through ritual practice and the text of Scripture.
ISBN:3847112090