This abled body : rethinking disabilities in biblical studies / / edited by Hector Avalos, Sarah J. Melcher, Jeremy Schipper

• Pubblicazione: Atlanta, : Society of Biblical Literature, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 244 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 220.8/305908
• Soggetto topico: People with disabilities - Biblical teaching; People with disabilities - Mediterranean Region - History
• Altri autori: AvalosHector MelcherSarah J SchipperJeremy
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-218) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART ONE: RETHINKING DISABILITIES IN ANCIENT TEXTS -- The Origins of the Disabled Body -- Deformity and Disabilityin Greece and Rome -- Introducing Sensory Criticismin Biblical Studies -- "Be Men, O Philistines!" (1 Samuel 4:9) -- Masculinity and Disability in the Bible -- PART TWO: BIBLICAL TEXTS AND DISABILITY STUDIES -- The Normate Hermeneutic andInterpretations of Disability withinYahwistic Narratives -- Disabling Israelite Leadership -- With Whom Do the Disabled Associate? -- "Living among the Tombs" -- "For Whenever I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong" -- Responses -- Enabling the Body -- "Jesus Thrown Everything Off Balance" -- Impairment as a Conditionin Biblical Scholarship -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Selected Foreign Terms and Phrases.
• Titolo autorizzato: This abled body
• ISBN: 1-4356-2696-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809421703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Semeia studies ; ; no. 55.