Literary Interpretation of the Bible -- Theory and Practice

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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Series of Peking University Studies on Western Literature. This book evaluates the major representatives of Western biblical studies that have emerged since the mid-20th century, such as Erich Auerbach, Erich Lessing, Robert Alter, Northrop Frye, and Harold Bloom, focusing on their theoretical and interpretive practices. It fills the gap in this research direction within 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.