Memory Theory in New Testament Studies

Exploring New Perspectives

By (author) Sandra Huebenthal

Book cover: Memory Theory in New Testament Studies

Extent: 325 pages

Publisher: Brill | Schöningh

Subjects: Biblical Studies

Series: Studies in Cultural Contexts of the Bible

Series volume number: 10

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2023)

ISBN: 9783506790811

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $128.00

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This book collects ten of Sandra Huebenthal’s most important contributions to the application of Social Memory Theory in Biblical studies. The volume consists of four parts, each devoted to a particular field of research: general impact, biblical intertextuality, pseudepigraphy, and Patristic research.


This book collects ten of Sandra Huebenthal’s most important contributions to the application of Social Memory Theory in Biblical studies. The volume consists of four parts, each devoted to a particular field of research. Part one addresses the general impact of Social Memory Theory for the New Testament. The second part analyzes how Social Memory Theory adds to exploring the phenomenon of (biblical) intertextuality as a strategy for negotiating Early Christian identity and the third part investigates how New Testament pseudepigraphy provides a different approach for understanding the negotiation and formation of Christian identities. Finally, part four provides an outlook how the hermeneutical approach can enhance Patristic research. The ten essays originate from discussions about Social Memory Theory and the New Testament at international conferences, three of them are translations of German contributions, while two are published for the first time in this volume.

  • By (author) Sandra Huebenthal