edited by Vernon K. Robbins, Walter S. Melion and Roy R. Jeal
SBL Press, 2017
eISBN: 978-0-88414-213-3 | Paper: 978-1-62837-172-7 | Cloth: 978-0-88414-214-0
Library of Congress Classification N8023.A78 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 755.4

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

A critical study for those interested in the intersection of art and biblical interpretation



With a special focus on biblical texts and images, this book nurtures new developments in biblical studies and art history during the last two or three decades. Analysis and interpretation of specific works of art introduce guidelines for students and teachers who are interested in the relation of verbal presentation to visual production. The essays provide models for research in the humanities that move beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries erected in previous centuries. In particular, the volume merges recent developments in rhetorical interpretation and cognitive studies with art historical visual exegesis. Readers will master the tools necessary for integrating multiple approaches both to biblical and artistic interpretation.



Features


  • Resources for understanding the relation of texts to artistic paintings and images

  • Tools for integrating multiple approaches both to biblical and artistic interpretation

  • Sixty images and fifteen illustrations