The First World War and the Mobilization of Biblical Scholarship
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The First World War and the Mobilization of Biblical Scholarship
By (Author) Dr. Andrew Mein
Edited by Dr Nathan MacDonald
Edited by Dr Matthew A. Collins
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
T.& T.Clark Ltd
10th January 2019
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts
261.87309409041
Physical Properties
Hardback
320
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
621g
Description
This fascinating collection of essays charts, for the first time, the range of responses by scholars on both sides of the conflict to the outbreak of war in August 1914. The volume examines how biblical scholars, like their compatriots from every walk of life, responded to the great crisis they faced, and, with relatively few exceptions, were keen to contribute to the war effort. Some joined up as soldiers. More commonly, however, biblical scholars and theologians put pen to paper as part of the torrent of patriotic publication that arose both in the United Kingdom and in Germany. The contributors reveal that, in many cases, scholars were repeating or refining common arguments about the responsibility for the war. In Germany and Britain, where the Bible was still central to a Protestant national culture, we also find numerous more specialized works, where biblical scholars brought their own disciplinary expertise to bear on the matter of war in general, and this war in particular. The volumes contributors thus offer new insights into the place of both the Bible and biblical scholarship in early 20th-century culture.
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The anthology is extremely exciting and at the same time sobering reading that is strongly recommended to anyone interested in this researchs history. The anthology is extremely exciting and at the same time sobering reading that is strongly recommended to anyone interested in this researchs history. * Zeitschrift fr die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (Bloomsbury Translation) *
Author Bio
Andrew Mein is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at the University of Durham, UK. Nathan MacDonald is Reader in the Interpretation of the Old Testament at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of St Johns College, UK. Matthew A. Collins is Senior Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism at the University of Chester, UK.
