Bible and Critical Theory

The Bible and Critical Theory

http://publications.epress.monash.edu/loi/bc

Publisher: Monash University ePress

The Bible and Critical Theory is an exploratory and innovative online
scholarly journal for biblical studies. The journal explores the
intersections between critical theory, understood in the broad sense, and
biblical studies. It publishes peer-reviewed articles that investigate the
contributions from critical theory to biblical studies, and contributions
from biblical studies to critical theory.

Biblical studies is in an interesting state of flux. The various methods of
critical theory have been used by biblical critics for some time now. The
methods include post-structuralism, feminism, psychoanalysis, ideological
criticism, the social sciences, Marxism, ecocriticism, post-colonialism,
reader response criticism, narratology, new historicism and utopian studies
These methods have raised questions about the Bible concerning race and
ethnicity, indigeneity, gender and sexual difference, class and ideology,
hegemony and subversion, the nature of history, texts and readers, and so
on.

Yet, much work remains to be done. Many parts of the Hebrew Bible, New
Testament and extra-canonical literature remain unexplored in light of the
questions and methods of critical theory. Those parts of the Bible that have
been the concern of biblical interpreters working with critical theory
require further work. As far as critical theory is concerned, there has been
minimal and sporadic concern with the Bible, although the situation is
beginning to change.

For these reasons the journal will publish work not only by biblical
critics, but also by critical theorists interested in the questions the
Bible and biblical studies pose for critical theory.

As well as publishing five peer-reviewed articles per issue, the journal
will also publish book reviews.

Publication dates:

The journal will be published April, August and December of each year. The
first issue will be published in December 2004.

ISSN 1832-3391

Managing Editor:

Roland Boer
School of Historical Studies
Faculty of Arts
Monash University
Clayton 3800
Victoria
Australia

Phone +61 3 9905 2203
Fax +61 3 9905 1454
Email: roland.boer@arts.monash.edu.au

Access is free until March 2005, after which content will be available on
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Abstracts available online. Articles available in HTML or PDF format.

Current Issue: Volume 1, No. 1, December 2004

Date: 20 Dec. 2004