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Nordic Interpretations of the New Testament

By Bylund, Louise Heldgaard

Nordic Interpretations of the New Testament Religion & Esotericism

Nordic Interpretations of the New Testament

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This volume brings together contributions from the ongoing conversation among New Testament scholars from the Nordic Countries, namely Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The aim is to challenge the New Testament texts and their interpretations but also to be challenged by these texts and interpretation, i.e., how to read, interpret and contextualize the impact of these texts, and how to conceptualize the power and authority attributed to them. As neighbours in peripheral Europe, partly sharing language and history, scholars of this region also aim to participatie in the broader international discourse. The fact that their common academic language is English begs the question whether many of the current essays could have been written in different settings, since they do not explicitly reflect on contextual issues. Or is this the case? What characterizes that part of the world are social democracies with relatively high standards of living, a strong protestant past but an increasing multicultural population, public welfare systems, and gender equality. Public universities still have money and can prioritize mobility and internationalisation; accordingly, although few people live in the Nordic countries relatively many biblical scholars have roots there.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
308
Release Date:
2020-09-07
Publication Date:
2020-09-07
Publisher:
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3525554567
ISBN13:
9783525554562
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
638 g
Height:
160 cm
Width:
237 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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