The Bible in Ancient and Modern Media

by Holly Hearon (Editor), Philip Ruge-Jones (Editor)

Overview

This cutting-edge volume has been brought together in honor of Thomas Boomershine, author, scholar, storyteller, innovator. The particular occasion inviting this recognition of his work is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Society of Biblical Literature's section on The Bible in Ancient and Modern Media (BAMM), which Tom was instrumental in founding. For two and half decades this program unit has provided scholars with opportunities to explore and experience biblical material in media other than silent print, including both oral and multimedia electronic performances. This book explores many, though by no means all, of the issues lifted up in those sessions over the years. Contributors A. K. M. Adam Adam Gilbert Bartholomew Arthur J. Dewey Dennis Dewey Joanna Dewey Robert M. Fowler Holly E. Hearon David Rhoads Philip Ruge-Jones Whitney T. Shiner Marti J. Steussy Richard W. Swanson Holly E. Hearon is Associate Professor of New Testament at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. She is the author of The Mary Magdalene Tradition: Witness and Counter-Witness in Early Christian Communities. Philip Ruge-Jones is Associate Professor of Theology at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. He is the author of The Word of the Cross in a World of Glory, and Cross in Tensions: Luther's Theology of the Cross as Theologico-Social Critique.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498211390
Publisher:	Cascade Books
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Series:	Biblical Performance Criticism , #1
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Holly E. Hearon is Associate Professor of New Testament at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. She is the author of The Mary Magdalene Tradition: Witness and Counter-Witness in Early Christian Communities.

Philip Ruge-Jones is Associate Professor of Theology at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. He is the author of The Word of the Cross in a World of Glory, and Cross in Tensions: Luther's Theology of the Cross as Theologico-Social Critique.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Preface xi

Introduction: A Passion for Communicating the Gospel Adam Gilbert Bartholomew David Rhoads xv

Prologue: The Bible in Ancient and Modern Media

1 Why Everything We Know About the Bible Is Wrong: Lessons from the Media History of the Bible Robert M. Fowler 3

Part I Story and Performance in the Ancient World

2 The Storytelling World of the First Century and the Gospels Holly E. Hearon 21

3 Women on the Way: A Reconstruction of Late First-Century Women's Storytelling Joanna Dewey 36

4 Oral Performance in the New Testament World Whitney Shiner 49

5 Competing Gospels: Imperial Echoes, A Dissident Voice Arthur J. Dewey 64

Part II Story and Performance in the Modern World

6 What is Performance Criticism? David Rhoads 83

7 The Word Heard: How Hearing a Text Differs from Reading One Philip Ruge-Jones 101

8 Life, Story, and the Bible Marti J. Steussy 114

9 Taking Place/Taking Up Space Richard W. Swanson 129

10 Performing the Living Word: Learnings from a Storytelling Vocation Dennis Dewey 142

Epilogue: The Bible in Modern Media and Beyond

11 Interpreting the Bible at the Horizon of Virtual New Worlds A. K. M. Adam 159

Selected Bibliography 175