In the Beginning Was the Text. The Derridean Concept of Textuality and Its Role in Biblical Research
https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2020-1-5-163-184
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of how post-structural notions of «text» and «textuality» influence academic biblical studies and traditional exegesis. The author shows, through a variety of examples, that the critical approach of Derrida’s philosophy helps the reader of Scripture who adheres to the traditional principles of traditional interpretation to defend his right to such a hermeneutic program in the face of biblical criticism and the challenges of academic rationality. In studying this influence, the author draws on the works of famous French philosophers: Jacques Derrida, Julia Kristeva, Roland Bart.
Keywords
postmodernism,
J. Derrida,
text,
textuality,
canon,
canonization,
intertext,
intertextuality,
Scripture,
Tradition.
About the Author
Priest A. Volchkov
Saint-Petersburg Theological Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Priest Alexey Volchkov - PhD in Theology, Manager direction of the Project and Grant
17, Naberezhnaya Obvodnogo Kanala, Saint-Petersburg 191167
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Volchkov P. In the Beginning Was the Text. The Derridean Concept of Textuality and Its Role in Biblical Research. Bible and Christian Antiquity. 2020;5(1):163-184. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31802/2658-4476-2020-1-5-163-184
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