Characters and characterization in the Gospel of John
By: edited by Christopher W. Skinner
Series: Library of New Testament studies -- 461; T & T Clark library of biblical studies; Library of New Testament studies -- 461.; T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Publisher: Bloomsbury T & T Clark
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780567261960; 9780567657435
Subjects: Bibel; Criticism, interpretation; Exegese; Bible; Characters and characteristics in the Bible
Description: This volume explores different approaches to understanding Johannine characters and characterization through methodological and exegetical studies of specific characters in the Fourth Gospel. Divided into two sections, the book first considers method and theory, before providing exegetical character studies using a literary or reader-oriented method. It summarizes the state of the discussion, examines obstacles to arriving at a comprehensive theory of character in the Fourth Gospel, compares different approaches, and compiles the diverse methodologies into one comparative study. This volume is both a comprehensive study in narrative/reader-oriented theories, and a study in the application of those theories to characterization in the complex literary work that is the Gospel of John. -- Book Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-281) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Characters and characterization in the Gospel of John : reflections on the status quaestionis  -- Christopher W. Skinner; title: A narrative-critical approach to the Fourth Gospel  -- James L. Resseguie; title: The weave of the tapestry : character and theme in John  -- R. Alan Culpepper; title: A comprehensive approach to understanding character in the Gospel of John  -- Cornelis Bennema; title: Eyewitness testimony and the characters in the Fourth Gospel  -- Judith Christine Single Redman; title: 'Who are you?' : comparison/contrast and Fourth Gospel characterization  -- Raymond F. Collins; title: Three ambiguities : historical context, implied reader, and the nature of faith  -- Susan E. Hylen; title: Misunderstanding, Christology, and Johannine characterization : reading John's characters through the lens of the prologue  -- Christopher W. Skinner; title: The Fourth Gospel's characterization of God : a rhetorical perspective  -- Stan Harstine; title: John the Baptist : witness and embodiment of the prologue in the Gospel of John  -- Sherri Brown; title: Theological complexity and the characterization of Nicodemus in John's Gospel  -- Craig R. Koester; title: The woman of Samaria : her characterization, narrative, and theological significance  -- Mary L. Coloe; title: Martha and Mary : levels of characterization in Luke and John  -- Dorothy A. Lee; title: 'Whom Jesus loved' : anonymity and identity. Belief and witness in the Fourth Gospel  -- David R. Beck; title: The character of Pilate in the Gospel of John -- Cornelis Bennema.