Ideology, Class, and the Hebrew Bible

Download or read book Ideology, Class, and the Hebrew Bible written by Norman K. Gottwald and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief volume brings together three of Norman Gottwald’s classic essays that address issues of social class and ideology as they pertain to the interpretation of the biblical documents. The small format makes them useful for classroom and small-group use, providing definitions, theoretical concerns, and applications to specific texts. The author has been a leader in the social-scientific analysis of the Bible for almost fifty years. Contents Social Class as an Analytic and Hermeneutical Category in Biblical Studies Social Class and Ideology in Isaiah 40–55: An Eagletonian Reading Ideology and Ideologies in Israelite Prophecy