What is Social-scientific Criticism?This book gives a clearly written, authoritative introduction to social-scientific criticism of the New Testament, including the rise of this method, its practitioners and the focal points of their work, how the method is applied to the interpretation of the biblical text, and the presuppositions and procedures of the method. Four appendices; glossary; two bibliographies. |
Contents
What Is SocialScientific Criticism? | 7 |
Why the Need for SocialScientific Criticism? | 9 |
The Recent Emergence of SocialScientific Criticism | 17 |
The Method in Operation Presuppositions | 36 |
The Method in Operation Procedures | 60 |
Critical Assessments | 87 |
Achievements and Contributions | 101 |
Comparison of the Foci of the Social Sciences and Historical Criticism | 107 |
Data Inventory for Synchronic Social Analysis of Early Christian Groups | 110 |
Data Inventory for Diachronic Analysis of SocialHistorical Phases and Trends | 122 |
Models for Interpretation | 124 |
Glossary | 127 |
Abbreviations | 136 |
Bibliographies | 138 |
2 Selected Bibliography on the Social Sciences the Social History of Antiquity CircumMediterranean Studies and Related Fields | 162 |
Common terms and phrases
analysis analyzing ancient Anthropology Asia Minor authors behavior Bible biblical biblical texts biblical writings Christ Christian groups Christian movement cial concepts concerning conflict critique cultural scripts cultural systems early Christianity economic Elliott emic and etic environment etic evil eye exegesis exegetical factions focus function Gager Gospel Gospel of Mark historical criticism historical-critical method household ideology institutions interests interpretation interrelated investigation Jesus Jesus movement John John Gager Judaism kinship literary Malina means Mediterranean Meeks method methodological modern modes Neyrey norms organization patterns Paul Pauline Pauline Christianity perceptions persons perspective Peter political Press presuppositions readers religion rhetorical roles scholars sectarian semiotic Shirley Jackson situation and strategy social and cultural social context social interaction social location social phenomena social relations social sciences social system social-scientific criticism social-scientific lines society sociological specific status structures symbolic Testament Theissen theological theory and models tion traditions typical values worldviews