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[Re]reading Again: a Mosaic Reading of Numbers 25

A Mosaic Reading of Numbers 25

by Australia) Anthony Rees (charles Sturt University

  • Hardback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

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Guided by the metaphor of the art form known as a mosaic, this book advocates a pluralistic approach to biblical studies. Rees argues that the text itself can be described as a 'mosaic', with each new reading adding to the mosaic.Interpretation is therefore both observation and invention, or contribution.When [re]reading the text, one cannot but be aware of what has been seen before, even if it at first may seem unfamiliar. He thus rejects the idea of a definitive reading. Examining Numbers 25, Rees argues that the various methods employed to interpret thistext (narrative, feminist, postcolonial as well as a more 'traditional' historical-critical reading) enable us to see different things as we read from different places. A further analysis of the book's interpretative history, including the rewritten histories of Josephus and Philo, allows us to discover that creativity has forever been a part of the reading process. Moving on to explore the contributions of more recent commentators, Rees concludes that an embrace of diversity, of collegiality, may well point to a new future in Biblical Studies.
[Re]reading Again: a Mosaic Reading of Numbers 25 and [Re]Reading Again: A Mosaic Reading of Numbers 25
[Re]Reading Again: A Mosaic Reading of Numbers 25[Re]reading Again: a Mosaic Reading of Numbers 25

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    January 2015

  • Weight

    468g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567554369

  • ISBN-10

    0567554368

  • Eden Code

    4264758

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