{"product_id":"9780567554369","title":"[Re]Reading Again: A Mosaic Reading of Numbers 25 (Playing the Texts)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuided by the metaphor of the art form known as a mosaic, this book advocates a pluralistic approach to biblical studies. Rees argues that the text itself can be described as a 'mosaic', with each new reading adding to the mosaic. Interpretation is therefore both observation and invention, or contribution.When [re]reading the text, one cannot but be aware of what has been seen before, even if it at first may seem unfamiliar. He thus rejects the idea of a definitive reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining Numbers 25, Rees argues that the various methods employed to interpret this text (narrative, feminist, postcolonial as well as a more 'traditional' historical-critical reading) enable us to see different things as we read from different places. A further analysis of the book's interpretative history, including the rewritten histories of Josephus and Philo, allows us to discover that creativity has forever been a part of the reading process. Moving on to explore the contributions of more recent commentators, Rees concludes that an embrace of diversity, of collegiality, may well point to a new future in Biblical Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"T.\u0026 T.Clark Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49113259933923,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/3758\/6147\/files\/9780567554369-1.jpg?v=1788344549","url":"https:\/\/usa.kinokuniya.com\/ja\/products\/9780567554369","provider":"Books Kinokuniya USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}