The Bible and Disability: A Commentary (BDC) is the first comprehensive commentary on the Bible from the perspective of disability. The BDC examines how the Bible constructs or reflects human wholeness, impairment, and disability in all their expressions. Biblical texts do envision the ideal body, but they also present visions of the body that deviate from this ideal, whether physically or through cognitive impairments or mental illness. The BDC engages the full range of these depictions of body and mind, exploring their meaning through close readings and comparative analysis. The BDC enshrines the distinctive interpretive imagination required to span the worlds of biblical studies and disability studies. Each of the fourteen contributors has worked at this intersection; and through their combined expertise, the very best of both biblical studies and disability studies culminates in detailed textual work of description, interpretation, and application to provide a synthetic and synoptic whole. The result is a close reading of the Bible that gives long-overdue attention to the fullness of human identity narrated in the Scriptures. Not for sale in the UK.
Sarah J. Melcher is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Scriptures at Xavier University.Mikeal C. Parsons is Professor and Macon Chair of Religion at Baylor University. Amos Yong is Professor of Theology & Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Preface Introduction, by Sarah J. Melcher BEGINNINGS 1. Genesis and Exodus, by Sarah J. Melcher LAW 2. Leviticus-Deuteronomy, by David Tabb Stewart HISTORY 3. Joshua-Second Kings, by Jeremy Schipper 4. First and Second Chronicles-Esther, by Kerry H. Wynn WISDOM 5. Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes, by Sarah J. Melcher 6. Psalms, Lamentations, and Song of Songs, by Jennifer L. Koosed PROPHETS 7. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Twelve, by J. Blake Couey SYNOPTIC GOSPELS AND ACTS 8. Mark and Matthew, by Candida R. Moss 9. Luke-Acts, by David F. Watson JOHANNINE LITERATURE 10 John, First-Third John, and Revelation, by Jaime Clark-Soles PAULINE LETTERS 11. Paul, by Arthur J. Dewey and Anna C. Miller THE GENERAL LETTERS 12. Hebrews and the Catholic Letters, by Martin C. Albl
...A valuable teaching and research resource for years to come. -- Susannah Cornwall -- Reading Religion This groundbreaking volume brings the perspectives of disability studies to the interpretation of the Bible. Conceived and written by a team of scholars, the essays in this work scan the entirety of the Bible, zeroing in on key passages and motifs with special relevance for the topic. -- John R. Barker -- The Bible Today A stimulating collection of diverse essays, which are suggestive and engaging for anyone who is fairly new to this field. -- Jane Heath -- Journal for the Study of the New Testament An exceedingly valuable collection. -- Tim Vermande -- H-NET Reviews
