RT Article
T1 Is Ancient Jewish Studies (Still) Postmodern (Yet)?
JF Currents in biblical research
VO 13
IS 2
SP 245
OP 283
A1 Grossman, Maxine L.
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/177517803X
AB Postmodern theory, with its concerns about textual meaning, identity formation, and dynamics of power, has had an impact on the study of ancient Judaism in a variety of ways over the last several decades. Theories of reader-response and intertextuality have particularly shaped recent work in biblical studies, while these and other philosophical concerns have contributed to postmodern understandings of midrash. The impact of postmodern theory on the study of the Dead Sea Scrolls is more subtle but nonetheless provides an interesting model for the use of theory in the study of ancient Judaism. Attention to the work of a particular scholar (D. Boyarin) or the possibilities for a particular theoretical approach (postcolonial theory) provides further evidence for postmodern treatments of ancient Jewish texts and history. Although the heyday of critical theory is now long past, the field of ancient Jewish studies has been shaped by theory-driven concerns about discourse, power, and the world.
K1 Daniel Boyarin
K1 Postcolonial Theory
K1 Dead Sea Scrolls
K1 Midrash
K1 Intertextuality
K1 reader response
K1 Critical Theory
K1 Foucault
K1 Postmodernism
K1 Ancient Judaism
DO 10.1177/1476993X14552930