The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media by Tom Thatcher

The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media by Tom Thatcher

The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media is a convenient and authoritative reference tool, introducing specific terms and concepts helpful to the study of the Bible and related literature in ancient communications culture. Since the early 1980s, biblical scholars have begun to explore the potentials of interdisciplinary theories of oral tradition, oral performance, personal and collective memory, ancient literacy and scribality, visual culture and ritual. Over time these theories have been combined with considerations of critical and exegetical problems in the study of the Bible, the history of Israel, Christian origins, and rabbinics. The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media responds to the rapid growth of the field by providing a source of reference that offers clear definitions, and in-depth discussions of relevant terms and concepts, and the relationships between them. The volume begins with an overview of ‘ancient media studies’ and a brief history of research to orient the reader to the field and the broader research context of the book, with individual entries on terms and topics commonly encountered in studies of the Bible in ancient media culture. Each entry defines the term/ concept under consideration, then offers more sustained discussion of the topic, paying particular attention to its relevance for the study of the Bible and related literature. This new in paperback edition features a new chapter on Oral Tradition and the Hebrew Bible by Werner Kelber, Rice University, USA.

This title goes a long way toward filling a very specific gap in reference sources on the communication and theology disciplines—namely, the media by which the ancients communicated … Summing up: Highly recommendedLower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. * CHOICE *
A handbook that is as useful as it is innovative, opening up unfamiliar perspectives and new insights with its specific focus. * Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (Bloomsbury Translation) *

Tom Thatcher is Professor of Biblical Studies at Cincinnati Christian University, USA. He has authored or edited numerous books and articles on the Johannine Literature and early Christian media culture.

Chris Keith is Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity and Director of the Centre for the Social-Scientific Study of the Bible at St. Mary's University, Twickenham, UK.

Raymond F. Person, Jr. is Professor of Religion at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, USA.

Elsie Stern is Vice President for Academic Affairs at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, USA.

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ISBN 13	9780567717177
ISBN 10	0567717178
Title	The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media
Author	Tom Thatcher
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2026-01-08
Number of pages	504
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