Description
Katerina Koci charts the development of the promised land motif, starting from its biblical roots and examining its reception over the centuries until the present day. As her cornerstone, Koci uses Hans-Georg Gadamer's claim that there are two complementary paths towards understanding and knowledge: science and art. Thus, to be faithful to the creed of the great hermeneutist, Koci ventures into both topics, arguing that while science sets out historical-critical analysis of the promised land motif in the Hebrew Bible and its later receptions, art enriches the interpretation with its literary illustrations.
This volume places particular focus on American contexts, since the concept of the promised land is so deeply intertwined with American religious-political mythologies, and with the art of John Steinbeck and Walter Brueggemann in particular. By discussing artistic interpretation in biblical hermeneutics, the context and reception of Genesis 15.7 and Exodus 3.8 in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, and the history of the promised land motif and its interpretations, Koci argues that artistic receptions of biblical motifs are crucial for biblical scholarship in opening new hermeneutical and thematical horizons.
Author: Katerina Koci
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02/23/2023
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d
ISBN13: 9780567701329
ISBN10: 0567701328
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies | Exegesis & Hermeneutics
This volume places particular focus on American contexts, since the concept of the promised land is so deeply intertwined with American religious-political mythologies, and with the art of John Steinbeck and Walter Brueggemann in particular. By discussing artistic interpretation in biblical hermeneutics, the context and reception of Genesis 15.7 and Exodus 3.8 in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, and the history of the promised land motif and its interpretations, Koci argues that artistic receptions of biblical motifs are crucial for biblical scholarship in opening new hermeneutical and thematical horizons.
Author: Katerina Koci
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02/23/2023
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d
ISBN13: 9780567701329
ISBN10: 0567701328
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Studies | Exegesis & Hermeneutics
About the Author
Katerina Koci is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Human Sciences, Austria.