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Winston Peters “Puts His Hand to the Plow”: The Bible in New Zealand Political Discourse

Winston Peters “Puts His Hand to the Plow”: The Bible in New Zealand Political Discourse Abstract This article examines the charismatic New Zealand politician Winston Peters’ sparse use of the Bible as a case study in the propagation of the “Cultural” and “Liberal” Bibles across the relatively irreligious landscape of New Zealand’s political landscape. It considers why politicians continue to employ biblical rhetoric despite increasing indifference towards Christianity and the Bible, by situating such moves within the context of global capitalism. It also identifies some peculiarities of the political use of the Bible unique to the New Zealand situation and explores how these have aided the construction of distinctive political identities. “Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God’.” – Luke 9:62 “The Old Testament was my textbook.” – Winston Peters http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Bible and its Reception de Gruyter

Winston Peters “Puts His Hand to the Plow”: The Bible in New Zealand Political Discourse

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de Gruyter
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2329-440X
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10.1515/jbr-2016-1010
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Abstract This article examines the charismatic New Zealand politician Winston Peters’ sparse use of the Bible as a case study in the propagation of the “Cultural” and “Liberal” Bibles across the relatively irreligious landscape of New Zealand’s political landscape. It considers why politicians continue to employ biblical rhetoric despite increasing indifference towards Christianity and the Bible, by situating such moves within the context of global capitalism. It also identifies some peculiarities of the political use of the Bible unique to the New Zealand situation and explores how these have aided the construction of distinctive political identities. “Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God’.” – Luke 9:62 “The Old Testament was my textbook.” – Winston Peters

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Journal of the Bible and its Reception – de Gruyter

Published: May 1, 2016

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