the metamorphosis of the beholder Heath, J. M. F. (Jane M. F.) creator text monographic eng

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xii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. This text is at the interface between visual studies and biblical studies, and is the only monograph to date on St Paul's visual piety. Heath argues that biblical scholarship has downplayed this-worldly visuality in Christian culture, and that the exegesis of Paul is both a partial cause and a symptom of this 'disciplinary blind-spot'. A disciplinary blind spot and its origins -- Various visuals: visual culture, visual practice, visual piety -- Greco-Roman visual practices -- Jewish visual practices -- The epistle to the Romans -- Sense perception and transformative judgement: 2 Corinthians 2:14-7:4 -- 'Beholding in a mirror we are being metamorphosed' (2 Corinthians 3:18) -- Metamorphosis of the servant's beholder: Isaiah 52-3 and 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 -- From Jew to gentile in Paul's visual piety. J.M.F. Heath. Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-288) and indexes. Criticism, interpretation, etc Visualization Visual literacy Paul, the Apostle, Saint Bible.--Epistles of Paul BS2650.52 .H43 2013 9780199664146 (hbk.) 0199664145 (hbk.) 2012277771 UKMGB 230803 20230803092507.0 17893389 eng