Power and Responsibility in Biblical Interpretation

'This book is a breath of fresh air. Nelson does the important work of contrapuntally engaging the many vernacular and academic readings of the book of Job in the two-thirds world. It is an immensely valuable resource for understanding how the suffering of Job speaks to oppression and suffering in a global context.' Erin Runions, Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Pomona College, Claremont, California 'A fascinating and illuminating account of how Said's idea of contrapuntal reading works with biblical texts. Combining rigorous theoretical analysis with striking practical examples, the book offers innovative strategies where mainstream and marginal reading practices can work productively in globalized interpretative contexts. This timely and challenging work will certainly change the way one thinks about biblical interpretation.' R.S.Sugirtharajah, University of Birmingham, UK 'Power and Responsibility in Biblical Interpretation offers us Said's contrapuntal mode of re-reading as a resource with which "to include dissenting voices in the dominant discourses with the aim of decentring the dominant" and it shows us what this mode of reading might accomplish.' Gerald West, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa