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The body politic of the U.S.A. simultaneously embraces the legal separation of the state from any... more The body politic of the U.S.A. simultaneously embraces the legal separation of the state from any ecclesiastical body; the prominent embrace of the Bible and, especially, the Ten Commandments as definitive touchstones for spiritual and ethical life; and also the sanctity of the U.S. flag and its embodiments. The essay displays ways that these mutually-contradictory currents interweave and cross in an intractable ideological muddle
... Technology and religion. Adam, AKM (2009) Technology and religion. In: Myhre, PO (ed.) Introd... more ... Technology and religion. Adam, AKM (2009) Technology and religion. In: Myhre, PO (ed.) Introduction to Religious Studies. Anselm Academic, Winona, USA, pp. 164-175. ... Abstract. No abstract available. Item Type: Book Section. Status: Published. Authors: Adam, AKM. ...
Journal of Lutheran Ethics, 2012
As digital technology permeates more aspects of our cultures, the relation of technology to relig... more As digital technology permeates more aspects of our cultures, the relation of technology to religion has drawn particular attention. Representatives of some religious groups have rejected, others have embraced, the novel media and capabilities that digital (and especially 'online') technology afford users. This essay argues that the more salient aspect of the crisis derives from the unfamiliarity of particular technologies more than from their alleged intrinsic qualities and capacities. Religious deliberation concerning technology will do best to consider a tradition's long trajectory of engagement with (or avoidance of) technology.
Mark Goodacre's paper on the role of blogs in the Talpiyot Tomb controversy understates both ... more Mark Goodacre's paper on the role of blogs in the Talpiyot Tomb controversy understates both his effectiveness as a scholarly voice online, and the changes that online scholarship portends for the archaeological and biblical scholarship.
Bible and Theory: Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore, 2020
“Allegoric Reaction: Revulsion, Desire, and Method in Interpretation,” in Bible and Theory Essay... more “Allegoric Reaction: Revulsion, Desire, and Method in Interpretation,” in Bible and Theory
Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore.
The relation of academic biblical studies to figurative interpretations — often dismissed en masse as ‘allegorical’, all of which go beyond what is written (cf 1 Cor 4:6) — reveals streaks of ideological, methodological, and yes, theological overdetermination. At the same time, the academy suppresses and denies the historic coloration of its interpretive mandates. Nonetheless, the figurative will not simply go away; since biblical interpreters typically aim to make explicit what was unsaid, to pin down free-floating allusions, to clarify ambiguities, to identify unspecified referents, they find themselves in the business of always themselves going beyond what was written. On one hand, this has been inevitable all along, and should not represent any grave problem for the biblical disciplines. On the other, though, it triggers the reactive terror of uncontrolled interpretation, the twilight of criteria, the downfall of Western Civilisation, and the grocer running out of your favourite flavour of ice cream. A less panic-stricken assessment of the future of allegory, however, will offer first, the possibility of advancing the integrity of interpretive claims by detoxifying the whole topos of a privileged, binding “plain” or “common” or “straightforward” sense; second, a characterisation of an interpretive landscape that does not depend on the repression of allegory; and third, the opening-up of disciplinary exegetical work to more ludic, more political, more literary, and even more theological ends.
Anglican Theological Review, Apr 1, 2002
Anglican theological review, 2005
David Jasper delivers what his title promises: a quick overview of hermeneutics, from its role ... more David Jasper delivers what his title promises: a quick overview of hermeneutics, from its role in the biblical texts themselves, to the latest post modern criticism. The book shows its origins in undergraduate instruction; Jasper addresses the reader directly, with frequent asides and exclamations. One would be hard-pressed to find an introduction to hermeneutics that covers more terrain in fewer pages, with so relaxed a literary style.
Bible and Theory: Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore, K. Jason Coker and Scott S. Elliott, eds. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2020), 21–37., 2020
“Allegoric Reaction: Revulsion, Desire, and Method in Interpretation,” in
Horizons in Biblical Theology, 2019
A significant body of literature rests on the premise that the most propitious way of characteriz... more A significant body of literature rests on the premise that the most propitious way of characterizing the way we interpret linguistic signs corresponds to the practices of encoding and decoding. A sender conceives a message, encodes it in linguistic signs, transmits the message (by voice, or in handwriting, or print, or digital media) and the recipient of the message decodes it. This model itself impedes progress in textual interpretation. An approach to hermeneutics that takes its cue from broader phenomena of perception, apprehension, and inference can provide a more illuminating theoretical discourse for evaluating contested interpretations, with the additional benefit that by changing the way that we view linguistic hermeneutics, we stand to integrate our endeavors more fully with the interpretation of art, music, ethics, and gestural action.
Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation, 1999
Looking through a Glass Bible, 2014
The multidimensional irony of the Bible's status in U.S. politics comes to the fore particula... more The multidimensional irony of the Bible's status in U.S. politics comes to the fore particularly in connection with the Ten Commandments. However complex the tradition history of the Ten Commandments may be, their appeal to the popular imagination lies in their lucid clarity. This chapter reflects on how the first three Commandments inhabit and interrogate the distinctively American investment in their transcendent status. The chapter then comments on the following words. First, then, "the strong right arm that holds for peace" in this poster belongs not to the God of peace who redeemed the children of Jacob and Joseph, who drove out the nations, but planted Israel, who afflicted the peoples, but set Israel free by the divine right hand and arm, for God delighted in them. Keywords: Bible; God; Ten Commandments; U.S. politics
Classical Philology, 1958
In this addition to the Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament series, A. K. M. Adam provides... more In this addition to the Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament series, A. K. M. Adam provides a guide through the Greek text of the Epistle of James. This handbook highlights the linguistic, rhetorical, and stylistic features of James, utilizing the Greek text to lead discussion on many of the theological questions raised by the letter. Adam expertly unveils the letter’s excellent use of Hellenistic Greek balanced with noticeable Jewish patterns of thought. Students and teachers will find James a helpful tool in navigating this centuries-old piece of New Testament literature.
Biblical Exegesis without Authorial Intention?
The body politic of the U.S.A. simultaneously embraces the legal separation of the state from any... more The body politic of the U.S.A. simultaneously embraces the legal separation of the state from any ecclesiastical body; the prominent embrace of the Bible and, especially, the Ten Commandments as definitive touchstones for spiritual and ethical life; and also the sanctity of the U.S. flag and its embodiments. The essay displays ways that these mutually-contradictory currents interweave and cross in an intractable ideological muddle
... Technology and religion. Adam, AKM (2009) Technology and religion. In: Myhre, PO (ed.) Introd... more ... Technology and religion. Adam, AKM (2009) Technology and religion. In: Myhre, PO (ed.) Introduction to Religious Studies. Anselm Academic, Winona, USA, pp. 164-175. ... Abstract. No abstract available. Item Type: Book Section. Status: Published. Authors: Adam, AKM. ...
Journal of Lutheran Ethics, 2012
As digital technology permeates more aspects of our cultures, the relation of technology to relig... more As digital technology permeates more aspects of our cultures, the relation of technology to religion has drawn particular attention. Representatives of some religious groups have rejected, others have embraced, the novel media and capabilities that digital (and especially 'online') technology afford users. This essay argues that the more salient aspect of the crisis derives from the unfamiliarity of particular technologies more than from their alleged intrinsic qualities and capacities. Religious deliberation concerning technology will do best to consider a tradition's long trajectory of engagement with (or avoidance of) technology.
Mark Goodacre's paper on the role of blogs in the Talpiyot Tomb controversy understates both ... more Mark Goodacre's paper on the role of blogs in the Talpiyot Tomb controversy understates both his effectiveness as a scholarly voice online, and the changes that online scholarship portends for the archaeological and biblical scholarship.
Bible and Theory: Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore, 2020
“Allegoric Reaction: Revulsion, Desire, and Method in Interpretation,” in Bible and Theory Essay... more “Allegoric Reaction: Revulsion, Desire, and Method in Interpretation,” in Bible and Theory
Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore.
The relation of academic biblical studies to figurative interpretations — often dismissed en masse as ‘allegorical’, all of which go beyond what is written (cf 1 Cor 4:6) — reveals streaks of ideological, methodological, and yes, theological overdetermination. At the same time, the academy suppresses and denies the historic coloration of its interpretive mandates. Nonetheless, the figurative will not simply go away; since biblical interpreters typically aim to make explicit what was unsaid, to pin down free-floating allusions, to clarify ambiguities, to identify unspecified referents, they find themselves in the business of always themselves going beyond what was written. On one hand, this has been inevitable all along, and should not represent any grave problem for the biblical disciplines. On the other, though, it triggers the reactive terror of uncontrolled interpretation, the twilight of criteria, the downfall of Western Civilisation, and the grocer running out of your favourite flavour of ice cream. A less panic-stricken assessment of the future of allegory, however, will offer first, the possibility of advancing the integrity of interpretive claims by detoxifying the whole topos of a privileged, binding “plain” or “common” or “straightforward” sense; second, a characterisation of an interpretive landscape that does not depend on the repression of allegory; and third, the opening-up of disciplinary exegetical work to more ludic, more political, more literary, and even more theological ends.
Anglican Theological Review, Apr 1, 2002
Anglican theological review, 2005
David Jasper delivers what his title promises: a quick overview of hermeneutics, from its role ... more David Jasper delivers what his title promises: a quick overview of hermeneutics, from its role in the biblical texts themselves, to the latest post modern criticism. The book shows its origins in undergraduate instruction; Jasper addresses the reader directly, with frequent asides and exclamations. One would be hard-pressed to find an introduction to hermeneutics that covers more terrain in fewer pages, with so relaxed a literary style.
Bible and Theory: Essays in Biblical Interpretation in Honor of Stephen D. Moore, K. Jason Coker and Scott S. Elliott, eds. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2020), 21–37., 2020
“Allegoric Reaction: Revulsion, Desire, and Method in Interpretation,” in
Horizons in Biblical Theology, 2019
A significant body of literature rests on the premise that the most propitious way of characteriz... more A significant body of literature rests on the premise that the most propitious way of characterizing the way we interpret linguistic signs corresponds to the practices of encoding and decoding. A sender conceives a message, encodes it in linguistic signs, transmits the message (by voice, or in handwriting, or print, or digital media) and the recipient of the message decodes it. This model itself impedes progress in textual interpretation. An approach to hermeneutics that takes its cue from broader phenomena of perception, apprehension, and inference can provide a more illuminating theoretical discourse for evaluating contested interpretations, with the additional benefit that by changing the way that we view linguistic hermeneutics, we stand to integrate our endeavors more fully with the interpretation of art, music, ethics, and gestural action.
Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation, 1999
Looking through a Glass Bible, 2014
The multidimensional irony of the Bible's status in U.S. politics comes to the fore particula... more The multidimensional irony of the Bible's status in U.S. politics comes to the fore particularly in connection with the Ten Commandments. However complex the tradition history of the Ten Commandments may be, their appeal to the popular imagination lies in their lucid clarity. This chapter reflects on how the first three Commandments inhabit and interrogate the distinctively American investment in their transcendent status. The chapter then comments on the following words. First, then, "the strong right arm that holds for peace" in this poster belongs not to the God of peace who redeemed the children of Jacob and Joseph, who drove out the nations, but planted Israel, who afflicted the peoples, but set Israel free by the divine right hand and arm, for God delighted in them. Keywords: Bible; God; Ten Commandments; U.S. politics
Classical Philology, 1958
In this addition to the Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament series, A. K. M. Adam provides... more In this addition to the Baylor Handbook on the Greek New Testament series, A. K. M. Adam provides a guide through the Greek text of the Epistle of James. This handbook highlights the linguistic, rhetorical, and stylistic features of James, utilizing the Greek text to lead discussion on many of the theological questions raised by the letter. Adam expertly unveils the letter’s excellent use of Hellenistic Greek balanced with noticeable Jewish patterns of thought. Students and teachers will find James a helpful tool in navigating this centuries-old piece of New Testament literature.
Biblical Exegesis without Authorial Intention?
Some biblical interpreters’ imaginations extend only as far as outlandish source theories or esot... more Some biblical interpreters’ imaginations extend only as far as outlandish source theories or esoteric hypothetical audiences. The interpretive energies let loose in Glasgow over the past decade or so, however, have produced a cadre of interpreters who defy the disciplinary mandates of biblical criticisms in favour of reading the Bible with imaginations both careful and carefree. Infused with literary, political, art-critical, cinematic, liturgical and other interests, these essays display interpretive verve freed from the anxiety of disciplines — with closely observed insights, critical engagement with biblical texts, and vivid inspiration from the cultural world within which they are set.
Here there is no "gap" between world and text, but the intimate congeniality of close, dear, comfortable interpretive friends.
Page 1. Reading Scripture with the C hurch TOWARD A HERMENEUTIC FOR THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION AK... more Page 1. Reading Scripture with the C hurch TOWARD A HERMENEUTIC FOR THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION AKM Adam Stephen E. Fowl Kevin J. Vanhoozer Frane1s Watson Page 2. Reading Scripture with the Church Page 3. Page 4. ...
FAITHFUL INTERPRETATION Reading the Bible in a Postmodern World Copyright © 2006 Fortress Press, ... more FAITHFUL INTERPRETATION Reading the Bible in a Postmodern World Copyright © 2006 Fortress Press, an imprint of Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior ...
© Copyright 2001 by Chalice Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced wi... more © Copyright 2001 by Chalice Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without written per-mission from Chalice Press, PO Box 179, St. Louis, MO 63166-0179. Bible quotations, unless otherwise marked, are author's translation. Bible quotations marked ...
Handbook of postmodern biblical interpretation. Andrew Keith Malcolm Adam Chalice Press.
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Although the field of theological publishing is probably not demanding the unwavering attention o... more Although the field of theological publishing is probably not demanding the unwavering attention of many in the tech community or to open-access activists, acquaintance with the history of ecclesiastical publication affords illuminating insights that could well serve technologists interested in disruptive innovation in the publishing sector.
Presentation given at the Ars Electronica Festival, September 2008, in Linz, Austria; YouTube video (poorly synched audio and video) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWn6PRenFno
Eventually, most pastoral practitioners will come to the recognition that some conflicts will not... more Eventually, most pastoral practitioners will come to the recognition that some conflicts will not yield to direct confrontation. Tackling such problems head-on turns out to embed the crux of the problem more deeply -sometimes under a different guise, sometimes with the poles reversed, but usually without releasing all concerned from the travail of the besetting conflict. I propose that the storm and fury around biblical hermeneutics, particularly in relation to the church's theology, exemplifies this sort of intractable situation. The terms with which the debate is conducted, the presumed goals toward which it is directed, tend always to reify the conflict more than to resolve it. Claims about the plain sense of the text, the correct method of interpretation, the nature and bounds of historical inquiry persistently bootleg their preferred outcome in with the assumptions they bring to bear. 1 <5 Lyotard> No matter how diligent, how insightful, how erudite or how pious a thesis be, so long as it tackles head-on the question of legitimating a correct interpretation, history suggests that it will please its partisans, discountenance its opponents, and leave the conflict unabated.
Has since been reconfigured into De-Coding Hermeneutics, in Horizons in Biblical Theology.
THEOLOGY TODAY-PENNSYLVANIA-, Jan 1, 1996
Biblical Theology Bulletin: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 1994
Biblical Theology Bulletin: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 1994
Teaching Theology & Religion, 2013
The Expository Times, 2010
Modern Theology, 2007
w ith a further series of exegetical studies. The earlier book set out a thorough, careful case f... more w ith a further series of exegetical studies. The earlier book set out a thorough, careful case for the prem ise that Pauline scriptural allusions should be recognized not simply w here Paul explicitly adduces Old Testament w arrants for his argum ents, b u t more generally w here Paul echoes a passage from Scripture w ithout explicitly citing it (the trope of metalepsis, or transumptio, applied to literary allusion). Hays makes a pow erful case that Paul's evocation of Scripture includes not only the verses that he cites, but m aterial from the surrounding context-indeed, sometimes the point of Paul's prose depends on verses that he does not cite. H ays's Echoes has proved widely influential in the field; even the m ost fastidious scholars of Pauline quotations probably cast their nets m ore w idely than before, and m any scholars have received H ays's thesis enthusiastically, identifying echoes in portions of the N ew Testament canon beyond Paul's letters. This volum e advances the cause of metaleptic reading by clarifying H ays's original proposal, applying this approach to further texts, and describing the interpretive practices by w hich contem porary readers can legitimately propound Pauline interpretations of the Old Testament. The essays that com prise this book have all (apart from the introduction) been published before, over a period of tw enty years; thus, it comes as no surprise that Hays has revised some for this publication. They do not read as disjointed miscellanea, though, and only occasionally do later chapters repeat points m ade earlier in the collection. Hays has pursued his thesis w ith a continuity whose explanatory pow er binds these essays together into a convincing unity. The introduction helps this, providing as it does an overview of his argum ent in Echoes, and an explanation of how the essays in this book com plem ent and advance the case that Echoes initiates. Since Hays recognizes the perils of argum ents from silence, and from theses that lack critical checks, the earlier w ork offered a catena of criteria for evaluating the pertinence of proposed echoes; the preface sum m arizes his criteria and refines his explanations of their scope. A fter sum m arizing each of the chapters, Hays proposes four com plem entary them es to the work: first, Paul's "pastoral, com m unity-form ing" interpretive style (p. xv); second, Paul's poetic theological sensibility; third, Paul's reading of Scripture as the expression of a narrative of election, judgm ent, and redem ption; fourth, the nonpareil im portance of Jesus as the unexpected Messiah for Paul's understanding of Scripture; and fifth, Paul's trust in Scripture as the foundation of his herm eneutics. The chapters interweave these elements w ith varying emphases, b u t cumulatively they present a pow erful case for reading Paul's interpretive practice along the lines that Hays proposes.
Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 1995
Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 1992
Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 1997
Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, 1994
Modern Theology, 2007
... New Testament Theology: Communion and Community Philip F. Esler. AKM Adam. Article first pu... more ... New Testament Theology: Communion and Community Philip F. Esler. AKM Adam. Article first published online: 19 JAN 2007. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0025.2007.00364.x. Issue. ... More content like this. Find more content: like this article. Find more content written by: AKM Adam. ...
Modern Theology, 2009
... Christ Is the Question By Wayne A. Meeks. AKM Adam. Article first published online: 31 DEC ... more ... Christ Is the Question By Wayne A. Meeks. AKM Adam. Article first published online: 31 DEC 2008. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0025.2008.01513.x. © 2008 The Authors. ... Author Information. Duke Divinity School Durham, NC 27708 USA akm.adam@gmail.com. Publication History. ...
