The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes - Philippe Guillaume
83. What Is Reception Criticism and How Is It Practiced in Hebrew Bible Scholarship?
The Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures in Five Minutes - Philippe Guillaume
Erin Runions [+]
Pomona College
Erin Runions is the Nancy J. Lyon Professor of Biblical History and Literature in the Department of Religious Studies at Pomona College in California. Her publications include: “Rebel Trash, Bad Objects, Prison Hell: Isaiah 66 and the Affect of Discard,” Postscripts: A Journal of Sacred Texts and Contemporary Worlds, 13.1 (2022): 27–62; The Babylon Complex: Theopolitical Fantasies of War, Sex and Sovereignty (New York: Fordham University Press, 2014); and How Hysterical: Identification and Resistance in the Bible and Film (New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2003).
Description
Genesis 3 does not mention an original sin. Eve is not solely responsible for the expulsion from the garden. If so, where do these ideas come from? How are they amplified in art, literature, music, film, and advertising? Reception criticism shows how the Bible still holds sway in a secular world and how biblical texts continue to amplify systems of power. It unearths counter-readings.