Postcolonial Biblical Criticism

Reviews / Votes

Review in International Review of Biblical Studies, Vol 51: 2004/05 'A very welcom mapping, discussion and evalutation of what has become a significant approach to biblical interpretation. This is a useful collection. In particular, Segovia's critical analysis of a range of key texts from the 1990s is bound to become a standard point of reference. Liew's article is also of particular value in the range of critical theoretical issues that it raises.' ~ Peter Oakes, 28.5, 2006 -- Peter Oakes * Journal for the Study of the New Testament * The assemblage of biblical scholars who have contributed to this book is its major strength. These are all well-published authors, most of whom have spent decades traversing the theoretical underpinnings of various critical approaches to the Bible - poststructuralism, postmodernism, Marxism, ideological criticism, feminism, and race/ethnicity.before turning to postcolonialism. .. for many biblical scholars, most of whom may be just beginning to reflect on concepts such as hybridity, mimicry, ambivalence, dislocation, diaspora, colonialism, and the like, this book should find a ready reading audience. The authors have a firm grasp of the issues at stake in interpreting the Bible along postcolonial lines. The book deserves to be read widely and would be especially useful in upper-division undergraduate classes in Bible and in seminary courses dealing with hermeneutical issues. -- Jeffrey L Staley * Review of Biblical Literature *