Nordic Interpretations of the New Testament Challenging Texts and Perspectives |
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| Contribution by:
| Beckmann, Morten K.
Bylund, Louise Heldgaard
Friis, Martin
Haaland, Gunnar
Huttunen, Niko
Linjamaa, Paul
Moxnes, Halvor
Sturesson, Maria
Syreeni, Kari
Tedder, Samuel
Thorsteinsson, Runar M.
Thuren, Lauri
Zetterholm, Magnus
Mortensen, Jacob P. |
| Editor:
| Bylund, Louise Heldgaard
Falkenberg, Rene
Kartzow, Marianne Bjelland |
| Series title: | Studia Aarhusiana Neotestamentica (SANt) Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-525-55456-2 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2020 |
| Publisher: | Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume brings together contributions from the ongoing conversation among and between New Testament scholars from the Nordic Countries, namely Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The aim is to challenge the New Testament texts and their interpretation but also to be challenged by these texts and interpretations; how to read, interpret and contextualize the impact of these texts, and how to conceptualize the power and authority attributed to them.As neighbours in...
More DescriptionThis volume brings together contributions from the ongoing conversation among and between New Testament scholars from the Nordic Countries, namely Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The aim is to challenge the New Testament texts and their interpretation but also to be challenged by these texts and interpretations; how to read, interpret and contextualize the impact of these texts, and how to conceptualize the power and authority attributed to them.As neighbours in peripheral Europe, partly sharing language and history, scholars of this region also aim to participatie in the broader international discourse. The fact that their common academic language is English begs the question whether many of the current essays could have been written in different settings, since they do not explicitly reflect on contextual issues. Or is this the case?What characterizes that part of the world are social democracies with relatively high standards of living, a strong protestant past but an increasing multicultural population, public welfare systems, and gender equality. Public universities still have money and can prioritize mobility and internationalisation; accordingly, although few people live in the Nordic countries relatively many biblical scholars have roots there.