Methodological Rivalries: Theology and Social Science in Girardian Interpretations of the New Testament

This paper examines some applications to biblical studies of Rene Girard's theory that all human culture and religion is based on the mechanism of mimetic violence. It looks particularly at recent writings by B. Chilton and R.G. Hamerton-Kelly, which employ Girardian analysis to uncover Jesus&#...

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Main Author: Dunnill, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1996
In: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 1996, Volume: 18, Issue: 62, Pages: 105-119
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