Sense and Stigma in the Gospels: Depictions of Sensory-Disabled Characters

by Louise J. Lawrence

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

, 2013

Overview

Louise J. Lawrence brings sensory anthropology and disability studies material into conversation with biblical material and its modern commentators. Each chapter takes a different sensory-disabled character from the Gospels as its focus. Lawrence challenges disciplinary norms regarding disability and “normative” methodologies in biblical studies.

Product Details

• Title: Sense and Stigma in the Gospels: Depictions of Sensory-Disabled Characters
• Author: Louise J. Lawrence
• Edition: First Edition
• Series: Biblical Refigurations
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. Gospels › Criticism, interpretation, etc; People with disabilities in the Bible; Senses and sensation in the Bible; People with disabilities › Religious aspects--Christianity; Sensory disorders › Religious aspects--Christianity; Senses and sensation › Religious aspects--Christianity
• ISBNs: 9780199590087, 9780199590094, 0199590087, 0199590095
• Resource ID: LLS:SNSSTGMGSPLS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T03:04:12Z

About Louise J. Lawrence

Dr. Louise J. Lawrence is a professor of theology and religion at the University of Exeter in England. In 2013, she completed a five year British Academy-funded project examining sensory-disability in the New Testament. Before arriving at Exeter, Lawrence taught New Testament studies at the University of St. Andrews and the University of Glasgow for six years.