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The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective

Author : Jerome H. Neyrey
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802848664
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective written by Jerome H. Neyrey and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johns Gospel has been studied and evaluated and interpreted constantly by theologians throughout the ages. Can anything more possibly be said? Jerome Neyrey says it can, indeed, by interpreting it in two fresh ways by means of ancient rhetoric and by viewing it in its cultural context. / In order to find patterns and concepts that have a bearing on how to read John Neyrey examines the rhetoric of praise and blame described in the ancient encomium, the Greek commonplace on noble death, rules for rhetorical conclusions, and Jewish background materials. He then uses materials from cultural anthropology, such as the effects of limited good and envy, secrecy, and brokerage. Even innocent topics such as time and space have much to say about interpreting the figure of Jesus. / In viewing John through these two lenses, The Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective brings the book into clear focus as a truly maverick gospel

The Gospel of John

Author : Jerome H. Neyrey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521828015
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book The Gospel of John written by Jerome H. Neyrey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly accessible 2007 commentary brings readers into the cultural world of the gospel.

The Rhetoric of the Gospel, Second Edition

Author : C. Clifton Black
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN 13 : 1611643171
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (116 download)

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Book Synopsis The Rhetoric of the Gospel, Second Edition by : C. Clifton Black

Download or read book The Rhetoric of the Gospel, Second Edition written by C. Clifton Black and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While most books on biblical rhetoric focus primarily on the epistles, this volume from prominent scholar C. Clifton Black considers the variety of rhetorical critical approaches now being applied to the Gospels (including Lukeâ€"Acts). This updated edition takes into account recent research since the first volume was published in 2001 and features two brand new chapters. Black provides an overview of the different forms of rhetorical criticism, with examples from the Gospel of John; studies of characterization in Matthew and Luke; an analysis of classical rhetorical criteria found in Mark and Lukeâ€"Acts; and an analysis of the rhetoric of the parables with implications for contemporary preaching.

Text, Context and the Johannine Community

Author : David A. Lamb
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0567129667
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Text, Context and the Johannine Community written by David A. Lamb and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text, Context and the Johannine Community adopts a new approach to the social context of the Johannine writings by drawing on modern sociolinguistic theory. Sociolinguistics emphasizes language as a social phenomenon, which can be analysed with reference not only to its broad context of culture, but also, through the use of register analysis, to its narrower context of situation. The Johannine writings have increasingly been seen as the product of a distinct Johannine Community, depicted by some scholars as a sectarian group, opposed both to wider Jewish society and to other Christian groups. This model has largely been constructed on historical-critical grounds, yet given our lack of reliable external information about the origin of the Johannine writings, a more fruitful approach may be to examine their lexico-grammatical and discourse features to determine what these imply about interpersonal relationships. This study compares selected 'narrative asides' from the Gospel of John with a passage section from 1 John and with the two shorter Johannine Epistles. It concludes that register analysis of these texts does not support the idea of a close-knit sectarian group.

Ethics in the Gospel of John

Author : Sookgoo Shin
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004387439
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Ethics in the Gospel of John written by Sookgoo Shin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ethics in the Gospel of John Sookgoo Shin brings out the ethical value of John’s Gospel by understanding the development of discipleship in the Gospel as moral progress and by demonstrating the transformative power of narrative.

The Rhetorical Impact of the Sēmeia in the Gospel of John

Author : Willis Hedley Salier
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161484070
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Book Synopsis The Rhetorical Impact of the Sēmeia in the Gospel of John by : Willis Hedley Salier

Download or read book The Rhetorical Impact of the Sēmeia in the Gospel of John written by Willis Hedley Salier and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2004 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cambridge, 2003.

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes

Author : Kenneth E. Bailey
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830875859
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes written by Kenneth E. Bailey and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationships with women, and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context. With a sure but gentle hand, Bailey lifts away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting. This entirely new material from the pen of Ken Bailey is a must-have for any student of the New Testament. If you have benefited from Bailey's work over the years, this book will be a welcome and indispensable addition to your library. If you are unfamiliar with Bailey's work, this book will introduce you to a very old yet entirely new way of understanding Jesus.

Abiding Words

Author : Alicia D. Myers
Publisher : SBL Press
ISBN 13 : 1628370955
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book Abiding Words written by Alicia D. Myers and published by SBL Press. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays by experts from around the world Like the other New Testament Gospels, the Gospel of John repeatedly appeals to Scripture (Old Testament). Preferring allusions and “echoes” alongside more explicit quotations, however, the Gospel of John weaves Scripture as an authoritative source concerning its story of Jesus. Yet, this is the same Gospel that is often regarded as antagonistic toward “the Jews,” especially the Jewish religious leaders, depicted within it. Features: Introduces and updates readers on the question of John’s employment of Scripture Showcases useful approaches to more general studies on the New Testament’s use of Scripture, sociological and rhetorical analyses, and memory theory Explores the possible implications surrounding Scripture usage for the Gospel audiences both ancient and contemporary

The Rhetorical Impact of the Semeia in the Gospel of John

Author : W.H. Salier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783161570940
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (79 download)

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Book Synopsis The Rhetorical Impact of the Semeia in the Gospel of John by : W.H. Salier

Download or read book The Rhetorical Impact of the Semeia in the Gospel of John written by W.H. Salier and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willis Salier investigates the use of the term semeia and the narratives this term refers to in the rhetorical strategy of John's Gospel. The three poles of author, text and reader are considered. The study is more literary and socio-historical in flavour and bypasses previous discussions regarding sources, which have tended to dominate research on the semeia in the Fourth Gospel. First, he investigates the resonances that the term might have with an audience in the late first century. This part of the investigation concludes that the term helps to build a bridge between the conceptual background of the Gospel and the broader cultural foreground of its audience. It is also suggested that the term both draws on, and contributes to the prominent trial motif in the Gospel itself. Second, the semeia narratives are investigated for their place in the rhetorical strategy of the Gospel. It is concluded that they point to the identity of Jesus as the divine Messiah of God, illustrate the life that his ministry brings, and provide a subtle critique of other 'would be' lifegivers in the surrounding cultural milieu.

The Divine Name in the Gospel of John

Author : Joshua J.F. Coutts
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161551888
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (518 download)

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Book Synopsis The Divine Name in the Gospel of John by : Joshua J.F. Coutts

Download or read book The Divine Name in the Gospel of John written by Joshua J.F. Coutts and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the distinctive features of the Fourth Gospel is the emphasis it places on the "name" of God. As the earliest Christian texts already exhibit a shift toward Jesus's name as the cultic or divine name, what might have motivated the Evangelist to this recovery of the divine name category? Joshua J. F. Coutts argues that the divine name acquired particular significance through the Evangelist's reading of Isaiah, which, in combination with the polemical experience and pastoral needs of early Christians, formed the impetus for his interest in and emphasis on the divine name.

Characterizing Jesus

Author : Alicia D Myers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567103897
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Characterizing Jesus written by Alicia D Myers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores how the Fourth Gospel's use of Scripture contributes to its characterization of Jesus. Utilizing literary-rhetorical criticism, Myers approaches the Gospel in its final form, paying particular attention to how Greco-Roman rhetoric can assist in understanding the ways in which Scripture is employed to support the presentation of Jesus. It offers further evidence in favour of the Gospel's use of rhetoric (particularly the practices of synkrisis, ekpharsis, and prosopopoiia), and gives scholars a new way to use rhetoric to better understand the use of Scripture in the Fourth Gospel and the New Testament as a whole. The book proceeds in three parts. First, it examines ancient Mediterranean practices of narration and characterization in relationship to the Gospel, concluding with an analysis of the Johannine prologue. In the second and third parts, it investigates explicit appeals to Scripture that are made both in and outside of Jesus' discourses. Through these analyses, Myers contends that the pervasive presence of Scripture in quotations, allusions, and references acts as corroborating evidence supporting the evangelist's presentation of Jesus.

Pastor John

Author : Brian N. Tebbutt
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532693141
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Pastor John written by Brian N. Tebbutt and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Puzzled by John? This exciting book illuminates the Gospel in a completely fresh way. Reading and working with it will deepen fellowship and skill in pastoral care. The text is mined for gems of insight into ourselves, and as a rich resource of ample illustrative material for preachers and teachers. Poetry, prose, and hymn references abound. Pastor John elucidates the first four chapters of John's Gospel, presenting new insights into the text in a way that involves us in the story. When we read, we come nearer to Jesus, who is always with us anyway! A guide is provided for understanding ourselves, experienced by sharing with each other. Precise guidance is given for workshops, where all contribute something of themselves in the light of the text. This experience of John's Gospel is illuminated using the latest way of reading the text. What the story means is conveyed in detailed Bible study. It becomes real for us, and this reality is explored by understanding the process of reading and observing our reactions to the text. John's Christ becomes central to who we are.

A Prologue to Studies in the Fourth Gospel

Author : Riku P. Tuppurainen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 172527311X
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Book Synopsis A Prologue to Studies in the Fourth Gospel by : Riku P. Tuppurainen

Download or read book A Prologue to Studies in the Fourth Gospel written by Riku P. Tuppurainen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fourth Gospel both blesses and betrays. It blesses readers who engage with its message, but it may betray those who read it nonchalantly. The notion that the Fourth Gospel is easy to understand is an enduring myth. This volume takes readers on a heuristic journey to discover the Fourth Gospel's unique theological aspects, problematic historical matters, inimitable literary features, and various interpretive approaches using an accessible format and easy-to-read language. The purpose of this publication is to enable readers to appreciate the Fourth Gospel's wide horizon, so necessary to understand its narratives in their historical and narrative contexts. Like the prologue of the Fourth Gospel that introduces and gives perspective on how readers should approach the rest of the Gospel, similarly, this volume introduces and gives perspective to studies in the Fourth Gospel. The text is divided into three parts, which examine its independent theology and argumentation, various outstanding issues, and its interpretation respectively. This volume is suitable for a wide readership, from Bible study groups to pastors and from undergraduate to graduate students.

The Gospel of John

Author : John Paul Heil
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
ISBN 13 : 0227905822
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book The Gospel of John written by John Paul Heil and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2016-12-29 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gospel of John has been examined from many different perspectives, but a comprehensive treatment of the theme of worship in this Gospel has not yet appeared. John Paul Heil offers a contribution toward a remedy of this deficiency by analyzing the entire Gospel of John from the perspective of its various dimensions of worship. The aim is to illustrate that three different but complementary dimensions of worship - confessional, sacramental, and ethical - dominate this Gospel. Indeed, these different types of worship represent the ways one expresses and demonstrates the faith that includes having divine life eternal, which is the stated purpose for writing the signs Jesus did in this Gospel - that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that, believing, you may have life in his name ( John 20:31).

Jesus Caesar

Author : Laura J. Hunt
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 3161575261
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Jesus Caesar written by Laura J. Hunt and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back cover: In this work, Laura J. Hunt notes the evidence of local interactions with Rome in important first-century CE cities. The resulting reading of the Johannine trial narrative depicts Jesus in the words and images of a Caesar, and Pilate negotiating his power over "the Jews" and his vulnerabilty before Caesar.

Dialogue in the Book of Signs

Author : Johnson Thomaskutty
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004301615
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Dialogue in the Book of Signs written by Johnson Thomaskutty and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dialogue in the Book of Signs offers a polyvalent analysis of John 1:19-12:50 at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels. With the help of several synchronic methods, including genre, narrative, rhetorical, and dramatic, the author analyzes the content, form, and function of John’s dialogue.

The Strange Gospel

Author : James L. Resseguie
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004494766
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Strange Gospel written by James L. Resseguie and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-18 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this literary analysis of the Gospel of John, Resseguie examines rhetoric, setting, character, and plot to uncover the Gospel’s unique point of view. He shows the usefulness of the concepts of defamiliarization and point of view for understanding how the narrator makes the familiar seem strange. A material, familiar point of view that is voiced by the dominant culture is compared with a defamiliarized, strange point of view that is expressed by Jesus and the disenfranchised. Through close readings of narrative texts, the author develops and elaborates the theological perspective of John, which emerges in the clash of differing points of view. The introduction defines “objective” and “subjective” point of view, and shows the value of the works of Boris Uspensky and Susan Sniader Lanser for understanding the Gospel of John. In chapter one, irony, misunderstandings, and double entendres are shown to be important rhetorical tools in the Gospel’s attempt to make the familiar seem strange. Chapter two discusses point of view as it is expressed in architectural settings (sheepfold, garden, courtyard, praetorium, well, temple, and tomb) and in topographical settings (sea, mountain). Chapter three highlights the distinct points of view of Jesus, Nicodemus, religious authorities, the world, the royal official, the man at the pool, the man born blind, Mary Magdalene, Simon Peter, the beloved disciple, and Judas. Chapter four discusses the point of view that emerges from an analysis of the plot. The final chapter is a summary of the narrative’s singular point of view. This work is a suitable introduction to a literary analysis of the Gospel of John. It makes an important contribution to narrative criticism on the Fourth Gospel in particular, and to our understanding of defamiliarization and point of view in general. The book confronts head-on habitualized and familiar ways of thinking in the ancient world and today.