Material Culture of the Bible: An Introduction (Biblical Seminar (Paperback))

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Summary: Cultural interpretation of ancient Hebrew narratives
Review: Ferdinand Deist's The Material Culture Of The Bible offers a scholarly discussion and exploration of the theoretical and practical implications that language and literature have to offer a sound cultural anthropological perspective of ancient Israelite society. The reader is furnished with practical examples of cultural interpretation of ancient Hebrew narratives, as well as informative assessments of the impact "cultural relativity" and "inter-cultural communications" has upon biblical interpretation. The Material Culture Of The Bible is an academically sound, superbly presented, highly informative contribution to biblical and anthropological studies.