Steed Vernyl Davidson – författare

What does it mean to be a prophet in queer times? Considering first the queerness of the prophet Jonah, this volume then broadens its scope to the queer prophetic in our own time, reflecting on what makes a prophet ‘queer’, and considering how public theology is itself, an example of the queer prophetic. With a broad range of international contributors, this book offers a bold and essential new addition to queer biblical studies literature.

Empire and Exile explores the impact of Babylonian aggression upon the book of Jeremiah by calling attention to the presence of the empire and showing how the book of Jeremiah can be read as resistant responses to the inevitability of imperial power and the experience of exile. With the insight of postcolonial theory, resistance is framed in these readings as finding a place in the world even though not controlling territory and therefore surviving social death. It argues that even though exile is not prevented, exile is experienced in the constituting of a unique place in the world rather than in the assimilation of the nation. The insights of postcolonial theory direct this reading of the book of Jeremiah from the perspective of the displaced. Theorists Homi Bhabha, Partha Chatterjee, Stuart Hall, and bell hooks provide lenses to read issues peculiar to groups affected by dominant powers such as empires. The use of these theories helps highlight issues such as marginality, hybridity, national identity as formative tools in resistance to empire and survival in exile.

Empire and Exile explores the impact of Babylonian aggression upon the book of Jeremiah by calling attention to the presence of the empire and showing how the book of Jeremiah can be read as resistant responses to the inevitability of imperial power and the experience of exile. With the insight of postcolonial theory, resistance is framed in these readings as finding a place in the world even though not controlling territory and therefore surviving social death. It argues that even though exile is not prevented, exile is experienced in the constituting of a unique place in the world rather than in the assimilation of the nation. The insights of postcolonial theory direct this reading of the book of Jeremiah from the perspective of the displaced. Theorists Homi Bhabha, Partha Chatterjee, Stuart Hall, and bell hooks provide lenses to read issues peculiar to groups affected by dominant powers such as empires. The use of these theories helps highlight issues such as marginality, hybridity, national identity as formative tools in resistance to empire and survival in exile.

Postcolonial Biblical criticism has emerged as a major field of study in the last twenty-five years and has influenced conversations in biblical studies in significant ways. The postcolonial lens has brought the context of Empire in which the Bible was formed and the various ways in which biblical texts not only respond to their biblical milieu but were also shaped by them to the fore.The book examines the origin, impact and relevance of the growing field of postcolonial biblical studies, calling attention to the legacies associated with the Bible and the challenges for reading it today. Beginning with the arrival of postcolonial criticism into the field of biblical studies, Nadella and Vernyl Davidson reveal how these issues have challenged presumptions made by Western biblical scholars and how postcolonial criticism can be related to contemporary biblical studies. In addition to the overview of the field, new topics including sexuality and ecological studies are addressed, enabling the reader to understand the Bible's role in the history of empire as well as its contribution to contemporary attempts to loosen the grip of academic imperial thought.

Postcolonial Biblical criticism has emerged as a major field of study in the last twenty-five years and has influenced conversations in biblical studies in significant ways. The postcolonial lens has brought the context of Empire in which the Bible was formed and the various ways in which biblical texts not only respond to their biblical milieu but were also shaped by them to the fore.The book examines the origin, impact and relevance of the growing field of postcolonial biblical studies, calling attention to the legacies associated with the Bible and the challenges for reading it today. Beginning with the arrival of postcolonial criticism into the field of biblical studies, Nadella and Vernyl Davidson reveal how these issues have challenged presumptions made by Western biblical scholars and how postcolonial criticism can be related to contemporary biblical studies. In addition to the overview of the field, new topics including sexuality and ecological studies are addressed, enabling the reader to understand the Bible's role in the history of empire as well as its contribution to contemporary attempts to loosen the grip of academic imperial thought.

This collection argues that the final form of prophetic texts attempts a picture of stability; of a new world that emerges in the aftermath of the turbulent experiences of Israel/Judah’s history, sustained by a coherent community and identity. The essays within both describe and analyse the various categories of otherness in prophetic literature which threaten such an identity, displaying the complex and contradictory nature of such depictions -- particularly given the reality that these texts emerge from communities considered other.The contributors provides an interdisciplinary exploration of otherness that draws upon multiple insights into the conception and expression of the other, beyond obvious examples traditionally examined in Biblical Studies. Touching upon the rhetoric associated with identity markers such as space, race/ethnicity, gender and religious activity, Prophetic Otherness allows for further consideration of the ethics of the prophetic corpus, and its understanding of fairness and justice in relation to broad communities.

This collection argues that the final form of prophetic texts attempts a picture of stability; of a new world that emerges in the aftermath of the turbulent experiences of Israel/Judah’s history, sustained by a coherent community and identity. The essays within both describe and analyse the various categories of otherness in prophetic literature which threaten such an identity, displaying the complex and contradictory nature of such depictions -- particularly given the reality that these texts emerge from communities considered other.The contributors provides an interdisciplinary exploration of otherness that draws upon multiple insights into the conception and expression of the other, beyond obvious examples traditionally examined in Biblical Studies. Touching upon the rhetoric associated with identity markers such as space, race/ethnicity, gender and religious activity, Prophetic Otherness allows for further consideration of the ethics of the prophetic corpus, and its understanding of fairness and justice in relation to broad communities.