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7 - Social-Scientific Criticism

from Part I - Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2022

By
Philip F. Esler
Edited by
Ian Boxall  and
Bradley C. Gregory
Ian Boxall
Affiliation:
Catholic University of America, Washington DC
Bradley C. Gregory
Affiliation:
Catholic University of America, Washington DC
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Summary

This chapter explains the nature of the social-scientific interpretation of biblical texts, tracing its recent development from the early 1970s and focusing on contributions that have come from sociology, anthropology, and social psychology.

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The New Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation , pp. 129 - 150
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Further Reading

Elliott, John H. Social-Scientific Criticism of the New Testament: An Introduction. London: SPCK, 1995 (First published in the United States in 1993 by Augsburg Fortress under the title What is Social-Scientific Criticism?).Google Scholar
Esler, Philip F. Conflict and Identity in Romans: The Social Setting of Paul’s Letter. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.Google Scholar
Esler, Philip F. Babatha’s Orchard: The Yadin Papyri and an Ancient Jewish Family Tale Retold. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Esler, Philip F. God’s Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers: Re-interpreting Heaven in 1 Enoch 1–36. Eugene: Cascade, 2017.Google Scholar
Lawrence, Louise J. Reading with Anthropology: Exhibiting Aspects of New Testament Religion. Milton Keynes: Paternoster Press, 2005.Google Scholar
Malina, Bruce J. The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology, 3rd ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2001.Google Scholar
Southwood, Katherine E. Ethnicity and the Mixed Marriage Crisis in Ezra 9–10: An Anthropological Approach. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.Google Scholar
Southwood, Katherine E. Marriage by Capture in the Book of Judges: An Anthropological Approach. SOTSMS 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Tucker, J. Brian, and Baker, Coleman A., eds. T&T Clark Handbook to Social Identity in the New Testament. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2014.Google Scholar
Tucker, J. Brian, and Kuecker, Aaron. T&T Clark Social Identity Commentary on the New Testament. London: T&T Clark, 2020.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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