New Perspectives on the Nativity
New Perspectives on the Nativity
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567312006
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 17/09/2009
Width: 15.6 cm
Height: 23.4 cm
The infancy narratives represent some of the most beautiful and intriguing passages in the Gospels. The stories they relate are also arguably the most well-known in the Christian tradition, from the child in the manager to the Magi paying homage to the infant Jesus. However there have been relatively few attempts to consider the stories of the Nativity from modern academic perspectives, examining them from feminist perspectives, political standpoints, in cinematic representations as well as more standard but up-to-date academic approaches. New "Perspectives on the Nativity" attempts to redress this providing a fresh insights on these crucial Christian texts from a cast of distinguished contributors.
Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Jeremy Corley, Ushaw College, Durham, UK; The Infancy Stories of the Gospels since Raymond E. Brown; Henry Wansbrough, Ampleforth Abbey, York, UK. Luke's Nativity Story: A Narrative Reading; Ian Boxall, St Stephen's House, Oxford, UK; Prophetic Voices of Elizabeth, Mary, and Anna in Luke 1-2; Barbara Reid, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Zechariah's "Benedictus" (Luke 1:68-79): A New Look at a Familiar Text; Leonard Maluf, Blessed John XXIII National Seminary, Weston, Massachusetts, USA; On Translating katalyma as Inn within Luke's Infancy Narrative; Nicholas King, Campion Hall, Oxford, UK; Matthew 1-2 and Roman Power; Warren Carter, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Making Sense of the Matthean Genealogy: Matthew 1:17 and the Theology of History; Benedict Viviano, University of Fribourg, Switzerland; Matthew's Nativity Stories: Can we hear his Message Today?; Bernard Robinson, emeritus, Ushaw College, Durham, UK; The Magi Story through the Eyes of Pasolini: a Bakhtinian Reading; Christopher Fuller, Carroll College, Helena, Montana; The Nativity in Recent British Poetry Ann Loades emerita, University of Durham, Durham, UK; The Muslim Mary John Kaltner, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Losing Mystery in History: The Challenge of Recalling the Nativity; Thomas O'Loughlin, University of Lampeter, Lampeter, Wales, UK; Appendix: Resemblances between Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2; Patricia McDonald, Ushaw College, Durham, UK; Dictionary of Technical Terms, Significant Persons, and Ancient Texts; Bibliography; Subject Index.
"'Raymond E. Brown's Birth of the Messiah was a milestone and indeed a touchstone in Catholic research on the Infancy Narratives of Matthew and Luke. However, Father Brown never intended his book to be a barrier to further research and reflection, but rather a springboard. It is in that spirit that these essays offer new paths of research and reflection to continue and carry forward our appreciation and appropriation of the message of the Infancy Narratives.' - John Meier, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA - John Meier"
