Literary Interpretation of the Bible: Theory and Practice: Theory and Practice

Author: Liu Yiqing
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Series of Peking University Studies on Western Literature. This book evaluates the major representatives of the Western biblical studies that emerged in the mid-20th century to the present, such as Erich Auerbach, Erwin Panofsky, Northrop Frye, and Robert Alter, and their theoretical and interpretive practices, filling the gap in this research direction in China. The book explores the profound influence of the Bible on Western culture, politics, literature, and ideology over thousands of years, as well as the opposition and interaction between the Hebrew cognitive tradition and Greek philosophy. It selects well-known stories from the Old and New Testaments and demonstrates how to interpret biblical texts using contemporary narrative theory, feminist theory, and soci historical concepts.