Erich Fromm in Hebrew Bible Research. With a Side Glance at Religious Studies
- Erich Fromm, the author of >You Shall Be as Gods< and many other well-known works, not only made references to the Hebrew Bible in his writing but also provided lengthy interpretations of the biblical texts themselves. In this paper, I aim to evaluate the influence of the works of Erich Fromm on how exegetes and other scientists interpret the Hebrew Bible. In the conclusion of this paper, I call for further research on the possible applications of Erich Fromm's ideas on Hebrew Bible interpretations. I suggest that Erich Fromm's ideas could help to solve problems of the psalms, vengeance and violence in the Bible, and I also claim that the application of Fromm's model of social character could contribute (from a psychodynamic perspective) to ongoing research on Israel's religious history as well as our understanding of religious symbol systems in general.
Author: | Jan Dietrich |
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Publisher URL (printed edition): | http://www.psychosozial-verlag.de/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/2535/CATALOGSSID/8c52oh5o77t4cs3r5m2r2722j4 |
Parent Title (English): | R. Funk and N. McLaughlin (Eds.), Towards a Human Science. The Relevance of Erich Fromm for Today, Giessen (Psychosozial-Verlag) 2015, pp. 259-279. |
Document Type: | Articles |
Language: | English |
Year of first Publication: | 2015 |
Release Date: | 2015/12/14 |
Format: | PDF-scan to download |
IdNo: | Dietrich_J_2015 |
Writings about Erich Fromm (Secondary Literature): | Articles / Artikel |
Erich Fromm's Library and Erich Fromm Archive: | Articles / Artikel |
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