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 The Bible after Babel: Historical Criticism in a Postmodern Age John J. Collins 
 Description From The Publisher: Biblical scholars today often sound as if they are caught in the aftermath of Babel a clamor of voices unable to reach common agreement. Yet is this confusion necessarily a bad thing? Many postmodern critics see the recent profusion of critical approaches as a welcome opportunity for the emergence of diverse new techniques. In The Bible after Babel noted biblical scholar John J. Collins considers the effect of the postmodern situation on biblical, primarily Old Testament, criticism over the last three decades. Engaging and even-handed, Collins examines the quest of historical criticism to objectively establish a texts basic meaning. Accepting that the Bible may no longer provide secure foundations for faith, Collins still highlights its ethical challenge to be concerned for the other a challenge central both to Old Testament ethics and to the teaching of Jesus. Reviews  Reader's Index Send us your favorite quotes or passages from this book. About the Author John J. Collins is Holmes professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School and has served as president of both the Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association. Table of Contents
Preface Abbreviations Bibliography Index of Names Index of Ancient Literature Customer Reviews Write your own online review. Look for Similar Books by Subject 
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