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A clash of ideologies : Marxism, liberation theology and apocalypticism in New Testament studies / Randall W. Reed.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton theological monograph series ; 136.Publication details: Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Pub., ©2010.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 178 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781630878078
  • 1630878073
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Clash of ideologies.DDC classification:
  • 225.6 22
LOC classification:
  • BS2350 .R44 2010
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Religion and Marxism -- The logic of liberation theology -- The logic of apocalypticism -- Marxist New Testament interpreters -- Richard A. Horsley -- Ideological criticism -- The critique of biblical studies.
Summary: Marxism is one of the revolutionary social-scientific theories that has come to have a prominent place in New Testament studies in the United States. It is often combined with liberation theology and applied to apocalyptic texts. This book argues that the basic presuppositions of these three ideological systems are ultimately at odds with one another. The study then traces the kinds of moves scholars in New Testament studies have made to overcome this problem. --From publisher's description.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)956138

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178).

Religion and Marxism -- The logic of liberation theology -- The logic of apocalypticism -- Marxist New Testament interpreters -- Richard A. Horsley -- Ideological criticism -- The critique of biblical studies.

Print version record.

Marxism is one of the revolutionary social-scientific theories that has come to have a prominent place in New Testament studies in the United States. It is often combined with liberation theology and applied to apocalyptic texts. This book argues that the basic presuppositions of these three ideological systems are ultimately at odds with one another. The study then traces the kinds of moves scholars in New Testament studies have made to overcome this problem. --From publisher's description.