Literary theory and the New Testament /Michal Beth Dinkler.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Biblical studies and literary studies : finding common ground in critical chaos -- What makes the stone stony : the formalist literary paradigm -- Searching for signs in the stars : the structuralist literary paradigm -- Literary theory's xopernican revolution : poststructuralist approaches and beyond -- Quest for the literary Jesus : reading the character of Jesus at the intersection of new formalism and new historicism -- Corinthian corpus and epistolary embodiment : reading Paul's epistles with affect theorists and ecocritics -- Literary theory and the New Testament : concluding travel.

A comprehensive case for a fresh literary approach to the New Testament. For at least a half century, scholars have been adopting a literary approach to the New Testament inspired by certain branches of literary criticism and theory. In this important and illuminating book, Michal Beth Dinkler uses contemporary literary theory to enhance our understanding and interpretation of the New Testament texts. Her indispensable work asserts the need for a nuanced literary approach to fuel fresh thinking about New Testament texts as both ancient and literary. --

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