The Land Without Promise: The Roots and Afterlife of One Biblical Allusion (Scriptural Traces)

by Katerina Koci

Publisher:

T&T Clark

Overview

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.

Key Features

• Analyses the development of the promised land theme from its biblical origin to the present day
• Focuses on American contexts since the concept of the promise land is part of the American religious-political mythologies, paying special attention to John Steinbeck and Walter Brueggemann
• Argues that artistic receptions of biblical motifs are vital in order to find new hermeneutical and thematical paths

Contents

• The Role of Artistic Interpretation in Biblical Hermeneutics
• The Context and Reception of the Promised Land Motif in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
• The Extra-Biblical and Post-Biblical History of the Promised Land Motif
• Interpretations of the Promised Land Motif by Walter Brueggemann and John Steinbeck

Product Details

• Title: The Land Without Promise: The Roots and Afterlife of One Biblical Allusion (Scriptural Traces)
• Author: Katerina Koci
• Series: Scriptural Traces
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Pages: 280
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780567696298, 0567696294
• Resource ID: LLS:LANDPROMISE
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:05:17Z