圣经与帝国——苏吉萨拉迦的后殖民圣经批判

The Bible and Empire:Sugirtharajah’s Postcolonial Biblical Criticism

后殖民批判是当代圣经研究的一个重要视角,而作为后殖民圣经批判的领军人物之一,苏吉萨拉迦为我们提供了关于这一方法的起源、界定和阅读策略。本文以苏吉萨拉迦的新近著作《探讨后殖民圣经批判》和《圣经与亚洲》为考察中心,探讨圣经与帝国之间的复杂关系,追溯这一批判理论的早期历史处境、方法和实践,分析后殖民批判与圣经研究的关系。我们发现,苏吉萨拉迦的后殖民圣经批判一直处于发展之中。同时,本文也从实践和理论的角度对苏吉萨拉迦的后殖民圣经批判进行述评。

Postcolonial criticism represents a significant perspective in contemporary biblical studies. As one of the pioneering figures of postcolonial biblical criticism, R. S. Sugirtharajah provides a comprehensive overview of the origin, definitions, and reading strategies of this method. Taking as its research focus Sugirtharajah’s two recent works, Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism and The Bible and Asia, this article explores the complex relationship between the Bible and empire; traces the criticism back to its early historical context,method, and practice; and analyzes the relationship between postcolonial criticism and biblical studies. We find that Sugirtharajah’s postcolonial biblical criticism is in constant evolution. Meanwhile, the article also offers a general review of Sugirtharajah’s scholarship from both practical and theoretical perspectives.