Background
Stanley, Christopher Dennis was born on March 2, 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Donald and Mary Evelyn (Jones) Stanley.
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Drawing on recent discussions of quotations in the fields of rhetorics, linguistics, and literary studies, Stanley argues that Paul's explicit appeals to Jewish Scriptures must be analyzed as rhetorical devices that seek to influence the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a first-century audience, an approach that requires a different set of questions and methods than scholars have typically used in their studies of Paul's quotations. Key questions include why Paul quoted words of Scripture to support some of his arguments and not others; how quotations help to advance the developing arguments of Paul's letters; and how a mostly illiterate first-century audience from a variety of backgrounds might have viewed these sudden intrusions of material from a Jewish religious text. Answering these questions requires paying careful attention to the affective and poetic dimensions as well as the intellectual aspects of the original audience's encounter with the Holy Scriptures of Israel. Christopher Stanley is Professor of Theology at St. Bonaventure University. He is the author of Paul and the Language of Scripture as well as numerous articles on the social, literary, and rhetorical context of Paul's letters.
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Explicit quotations from the Jewish Scriptures play a vital role in several of the apostle Paul's letters to struggling Christian congregations. In most cases the wording of these quotations differs markedly from all known versions of the biblical text. Studies of Paul's use of scripture routinely note the problem and suggest possible solutions, but none to date has made this phenomenon the primary object of investigation. The present study aims to remedy this deficiency with a careful examination of the way Paul and other ancient authors handled the wording of their explicit quotations. In drawing general conclusions, Dr Stanley examines the broader social environment that made 'interpretive renderings' a normal and accepted part of the literary landscape of antiquity.
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In The Hebrew Bible, Christopher D. Stanley provides a Hebrew Bible textbook admirably suited to college and university courses in religious studies. At once accessible and comprehensive, The Hebrew Bible approaches the Bible through the categories of comparative religion, carefully distinguishing the religion of ancient Israel from the religion represented in the Bible and discussing such dimensions of religion as the role of scripture, symbol and worldview, sacred narrative (myth), ritual and community, and the encounter with the holy. The companion website offers special resources for instructors and students including sample syllabi, PowerPoint presentations, study questions, and a research guide.
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Stanley, Christopher Dennis was born on March 2, 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Donald and Mary Evelyn (Jones) Stanley.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, University Virginia, 1976. Master of Christian Studies, Regent College, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy of Religion, Duke University, 1990.
From administrative assistant to assistant vice president AMVEST Corporation, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1976-1980. Instructor, administrator Center for Christian Study, 1982-1985. Resident director Emmaus with Child, Scottsville, Virginia, 1985-1986.
Teaching assistant, research assistant Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1986-1990. Lecturer religious studies University North Carolina, Greensboro, 1990-1991. Visiting assistant professor religious studies North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1991-1992.
Assistant professor religious studies Hastings (Nebraska) College, 1992-1993. Assistant professor to associate professor religious studies McKendree College, 1993-1999. Associate professor theology St. Bonaventure University, New York, 1999—2003, professor, since 2003, department chair, 2000—2002.
Visiting lecturer in field.
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(Explicit quotations from the Jewish Scriptures play a vit...)
(The Hebrew Bible: A Comparative Approach by Christopher S...)
(In The Hebrew Bible, Christopher D. Stanley provides a He...)
Member International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies, Society Bib. Literature (presenter annual meetings since 1989), Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Laurel Virginia O'Brien, May 7, 1976. Children: Jeremy Adam, David Joseph.