John J Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Exegesis and Criticism at Yale Divinity School and has served as President of the Society of Biblical Literature and of the Catholic Biblical Association. His previous books include The Apocalyptic Imagination and Between Athens and Jerusalem.
Christopher Rowland
-- Queen's College, Oxford
"John J. Collins shows here again his extraordinary ability as an
exegete and a sympathetic critic of modern trends in biblical
study. . . As a wise guide to trends in modern biblical
scholarship, The Bible after Babel manages to recognize both the
strengths and the weaknesses of liberationist and related
interpretative approaches. Collins succeeds in offering ways of
detecting 'a still small voice' of challenge, insight, and great
worth in the midst of the welter of contemporary debate about the
Bible. A masterly book." Saul M. Olyan
-- Brown University
"With characteristic insight, learning, and wit, John J. Collins
leads readers on a tour of a field transformed. Finding valid
concerns and significant insights in feminist criticism,
deconstruction, and postcolonial analysis, among other newer
approaches to the study of the Bible, Collins demonstrates
nonetheless that historical criticism is still a lively, evolving
approach drawing upon multiple methods. This wise and timely book
is a must-read for anyone -- specialist or nonspecialist --
interested in the future of historical biblical criticism." John
Barton
-- Oriel College, Oxford
"The Bible after Babel provides a reliable guide to the present
state of Old Testament studies and also offers characteristically
original and stimulating ideas on future directions. It contains a
fine discussion of many contemporary issues, including the place of
postmodernism, 'minimalism, ' and feminist/gender studies. Collins
is always both judicious and original." Ronald Hendel
-- University of California, Berkeley
"This is the best book I've read on biblical studies in many a
year. With a rare combination of erudition, evenhandedness, and
wit, Collins guides us through the recent controversies that have
changed the field -- involving the study of history, religion,
gender, and theology -- and sets them in the wider intellectual
horizons of our times. The result is a magisterial and entertaining
summary and critique of where we are, how we got here, and what the
future might hold. Filled with treasures, this book is a must-read
for anyone interested in present and future biblical
interpretation." Religious Studies Review
"Engages each of the writers in a fair-minded and irenic way, and
exemplifies his own call for reasoned dialogue among scholars. This
is a helpful book for both historical critics and practitioners of
newer approaches." Reviews in Religion & Theology
"A welcomed addition to the modern/postmodern debate. . . Collins
contributions, all of which are characterized by his forthright
manner and judicious interpretations, will keep the
modern/post-modern dialogue moving forward."
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