Anders Martinsen, Ole Jakob Løland

The Bible and Popular Culture

From Genesis to Revelation

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is an accessible overview of the Bible's complex and evolving reception in popular culture. Drawing on biblical interpretations in TV, film, and music, it demonstrates the enduring diversity of the Bible's reception history, and is an engaging resource for students encountering biblical reception history in popular culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781032534749
• ISBN-10: 1032534745
• Artikelnr.: 72653818

Autorenporträt

Ole Jakob Løland is Professor of Religion, Life Stance, and Ethics at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He has published extensively on biblical reception in contemporary cultures. Anders Martinsen is Associate Professor of Religion, Life Stance, and Ethics at the Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway. His research has focused on slavery in the New Testament, Bible translations, and the Norwegian Church and the Holocaust.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Bible and Popular Culture 1. Genesis: Sex Machine 2.
Exodus: Liberation 3. The Book of Psalms: The First Blues 4. Ecclesiastes:
Intertextual Echoes 5. The Gospels: The Dispute about Caricatures 6. Paul's
Letters: The Unpopular Evangelist 7. 1 John and 2 John: The Antichrist as
Guiding Star 8. Book of Revelation: Apocalypse and the End of the World as
We Know it 9. The Apocryphal Gospels: Sex, Crucifixion and Conspiracy
Epilogue: The Position of the Bible in a Digital Age