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Ethical reading: the transformation of the text and the self

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This article calls for an integration of the study of the Bible into the Humanities, taking into account the extensive knowledge we now possess of the traditions of the Hebrew Bible and deuterocanonical traditions in the light of the discoveries from the Cairo Geniza and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Instead of studying the Bible cut off from the Humanities and the critical engagement with Classics and medieval philology, the goal is to bring the study of the Bible back into the centre along with cla...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/jts/flx152

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Theology Faculty
Sub department:
Theology and Religion Faculty
Oxford college:
Oriel College
Role:
Author
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Journal of Theological Studies More from this journal
Volume:
68
Issue:
2
Pages:
507–529
Publication date:
2017-10-13
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EISSN:
1477-4607
ISSN:
0022-5185
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:744959
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uuid:9353ab70-90f1-4da9-944f-99f6803cbf44
Local pid:
pubs:744959
Source identifiers:
744959
Deposit date:
2019-04-16

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