Reading the Latter Prophets: Towards a New Canonical Criticism. By Edgar Conrad. Pp. xiv + 288 . (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series, 376.) London: T & T Clark International (A Continuum Imprint), 2003. isbn 0 8264 6652 4 and 5670 8452 3. Hardback £70
The ‘new canonical criticism’ of Conrad's subtitle is a variation on Philip Davies's conception of a canonizing process, which Conrad sets in opposition to the theologically oriented canonical approach of Brevard Childs. Starting from Umberto Eco's semiology (which Conrad construes as...
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Oxford University Press
2005
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2005, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 830 |
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| Summary: | The ‘new canonical criticism’ of Conrad's subtitle is a variation on Philip Davies's conception of a canonizing process, which Conrad sets in opposition to the theologically oriented canonical approach of Brevard Childs. Starting from Umberto Eco's semiology (which Conrad construes as giving the reader an active role in constructing the text) and a minimalist-postmodern conception of historiography, Conrad aims to read the prophetic section of the canon ‘in the order suggested by the rabbis—Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isaiah and the Twelve as a continuation of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings’ (p. 51). The opening of a book signals to the reader how it is to be read, and from a study of the superscriptions of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Isaiah it is argued that each is a distinct prophetic genre. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fli265 |