{"product_id":"on-the-way-to-the-david-j-a-clines-9781914490866","title":"On the Way to the Postmodern. Volume I.","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 50 chapters of these two volumes, David J. A. Clines presents a series of discourses, spanning three decades, from an increasingly postmodern perspective. Rather than using only methods of deconstruction, he combines traditional methods with postmodern ideas of analysis, resulting in a substantial reading of the Hebrew Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClines's selected sequence of articles and papers-ten of them not previously published-displays a golden thread of a scholar's journey in biblical interpretation. Some of the papers, like 'The Evidence for an Autumnal New Year in Pre-exilic Israel Reconsidered', are far from postmodern in their outlook, and sit in intriguing juxtaposition with others such as 'The Postmodern Adventure in Biblical Studies'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays are organized in eight sections; \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Method, Literature, History (Vol. I.), \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Theology, Language, Psalms, Job, and, entertainingly, Divertimenti (Vol. II). They include 'Reading Esther from Left to Right', 'Beyond Synchronic Diachronic', 'Story and Poem: The Old Testament as Literature and as Scripture', 'In Search of the Indian Job', and 'Philology and Power'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurther items in this first volume to highlight are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePossibilities and Priorities of Biblical Interpretation in an International Perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Has (and Has Not) Happened at SBL International Meetings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Force of the Text: A Response to Tamara C. Eskenazi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Quest of the Historical Mordecai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a reprint of the original 1998 edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. a. Clines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191449086X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914490866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"David J. a. Clines","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48137252012287,"sku":"9781914490866","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf5d82dc-6c21-4439-b0d5-746ee6833ec1.jpg?v=1770167588","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-way-to-the-david-j-a-clines-9781914490866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}