Bakhtin and Genre Theory in Biblical Studies (Sbl - Semeia Studies)

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This volume offers a meeting between genre theory in biblical studies and the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, who continues to be immensely influential in literary criticism. Here Bakhtin comes face to face with a central area of biblical studies: the question of genre. The essays range from general discussions of genre through the reading of specific biblical texts to an engagement with Toni Morrison and the Bible. The contributors are John Anderson, Roland Boer, Martin J. Buss, Judy Fentress-Williams, Christopher Fuller, Barbara Green, Bula Maddison, Carleen Mandolfo, Christine Mitchell, Carol A. Newsom, David M. Valeta, and Michael Vines. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org) ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Roland Boer is Reader in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. He is the author or editor of numerous books including Marxist Criticism of the Bible (T&T Clark) , Symposia: Confrontations in Biblical Studies (Equinox) and Criticism of Heaven (Brill) . Read more Continue reading Read less