'Symposia' illuminates the central issues and concerns of biblical studies by presenting a series of stories. The model for the stories is the ancient Greek idea of the symposium, a 'sitting down together for the purpose of drinking'.

Roland Boer, Monash University, Australia

Preface 1. Caught in the Prolegomena: Julius Wellhausen and Source Criticism 2. In the Beginning: Hermann Gunkel and Form Criticism 3. In the Underground: Martin Noth and Redaction Criticism 4. The Longest Revolution: Phyllis Trible and Feminist Criticism 5. A Spectre is Haunting Biblical Studies: Norman Gottwald and the Social Sciences 6. On the Beach: The Bible and Culture Collective and the Postmodern Bible