Campbell, Stephen D.
Remembering the Unexperienced

Cultural Memory, Canon Consciousness, and the Book of Deuteronomy.

The book argues that a helpful framework within which to interpret the paraenesis of Deuteronomy 4:1-40 can be constructed through interaction with the cultural memory interests of Jan Assmann and the canonical approach of Brevard Childs. By bringing Assmann's cultural memory concerns to bear on the world within the text, Deuteronomy is brought into fruitful contact with questions from the field of sociology; by asking these questions in interaction with the theologically rich formulation of canon offered by Childs's canonical approach, Deuteronomy is interpreted as an authoritative witness to God for contemporary communities of faith. 288 Seiten, gebunden (Bonner biblische Beiträge; Band 191/Bonn University Press/V&R unipress 2021) leichte Lagerspuren, Rückenkante minimal bestoßen/minor shelfwear, slightly bumped spine