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Painting The Text

The Artist as Biblical Interpreter

  • Hardback
  • 252 pages
  • Publisher: Sheffield Phoenix Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

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In this masterly work, Martin O'Kane shows artists at work as readers of the Bible and not simply as illustrators of biblical scenes. The painter's eye commonly sees nuances and subtleties of plot and characterization in the biblical text that traditional biblical criticism has overlooked. Focussing in fine detail on some well-known biblical themes-the deception of Isaac, the depiction of Isaiah's suffering servant, the visit of the Magi and the flight into Egypt, among others-O'Kane argues that modern readers need the artist's exegetical insight and engagement to appreciate the text fully. Ranging widely over mediaeval, Renaissance and modern art, the author situates his work within the hermeneutical aesthetics of Hans-Georg Gadamer, Mieke Bal and Paolo Berdini. Some 30 images are reproduced in the text.
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  • Title

    Painting The Text

  • Author

    Martin O\'kane

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Sheffield Phoenix Press

  • Published

    February 2007

  • Weight

    532g

  • Page Count

    252

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9781905048366

  • ISBN-10

    190504836X

  • Eden Code

    1116599

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