“作为文学的圣经”在西方

The Bible as Literature in the West

勒兰德．莱肯(Leland RYKEN) ； 梁工(LIANG Gong)

《聖經文學研究》 8輯 (2014/04) Pp. 1-18

摘要

两千年来，圣经在西方文化中始终是出类拔萃的著作。“作为文学的圣经＂这个概念来自圣经本身，从圣经本身能看出它作为一部文学著作的性质。该概念出现于文艺复兴时代。18、19世纪对圣经的宗教性理解逐渐消减，相应地，圣经经常被仅仅视为文学著作。在20世纪文学中，圣经依然是被参引最频繁的书。对“作为文学的圣经＂的学术研究肇始于20世纪初期，那场运动由英美文学教授们注入了活力，是他们发现了潜在的可能性，能把自身在文学课堂上常用的理论和方法运用于圣经研究。

關鍵字

作为文学的圣经 ； 文学著作性质 ； 圣经研究

並列摘要

For twenty centuries, the Bible has been the preeminent book in Western culture. The idea of the Bible as literature begins with the Bible itself. We can look to the Bible itself to see the nature of a literary book. The concept dates from the Renaissance. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the religious view of the Bible gradually waned, and correspondingly the Bible was often regarded as a work of literature only. The Bible remains the most frequently referenced book in the 20^(th) century. The academic study of the Bible as literature begins at the start of that century. The movement was energized by professors of English and American literature who saw the potential in applying theories and methods they often adopted in their literature courses to the biblical studies.

並列關鍵字

the Bible as literature ； nature of a literary book ； biblical study