Philo of Alexandria (ca. 30 BCE50 CE) is remembered primarily for his allegorical hermeneutic, b... more Philo of Alexandria (ca. 30 BCE50 CE) is remembered primarily for his allegorical hermeneutic, but two treatises, Pro Flaccum and Legatio ad Gaium, contain significant historical data on the Alexandrian Jewish community. The latter, Legatio, is also of interest to ...
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Reflecting on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Alan Culpepper's milestone "Anatomy of the... more Reflecting on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Alan Culpepper's milestone "Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel" (1983), "Anatomies of Narrative Criticism" explores current trends in the study of the Gospel of John as literature. The contributors to the volume represent a wide range of methodological approaches that all explore ways that contemporary readers generate meaning from John's story of Jesus. The book includes an introduction to narrative-critical studies of John; essays on specific themes and passages that focus on interpretation of the text, history of research, hermeneutical approaches, and future trends in research; and, a reflective response from Alan Culpepper. Overall, the book seeks to trace the history and project the future of the study of the Bible as narrative.
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This article explores the narrative relationship between three key figures in the Gospel of John:... more This article explores the narrative relationship between three key figures in the Gospel of John: Jesus, Judas, and Peter. As these characters interact, patterns of contrast gradually emerge. A literary "character" is the sum of "external signs" presented by a text that "correspond to and reveal an otherwise hidden inner nature." Literary characters are therefore complexes of personal traits that correspond to the readers' experience of individuals in the "real world." Booth's influential book, The Rhetoric of Fiction, discusses two means by which narratives reveal character: "telling" and "showing." "Telling" occurs when the narrator makes direct evaluative statements or gives information not normally available in the readers' experience. "Showing" occurs when the narrator offers selective information about the actions of the characters and allows readers to draw conclusions from them. By co...
... nt johncriticism, interpretation, etc.Methodology. 3. TheologyMethodology. I. Lozada, Fran... more ... nt johncriticism, interpretation, etc.Methodology. 3. TheologyMethodology. I. Lozada, Francisco, 1965. II. Thatcher, tom, 1967. ... 123 new jewish Directions in the study of the Fourth gospel Matthew Kraus..... 141 Page 7. ...
A popular introduction to hermeneutics defines "exegesis" as "the attempt to hear ... more A popular introduction to hermeneutics defines "exegesis" as "the attempt to hear the Word as the original recipients were to have heard it, to find out what was the original intent" of the author. Traditional exegesis relies on a passage's Sitz im Leben, which must be synthesized in terms of setting, date and similar concrete categories. The pastoral epistles, however, elude any neat attempt at contextualization. At best they speak from the silence of Paul's later life; at worst they emerge from the dim recesses of the early Church. Thus exegesis proceeds with highly individual reconstructions that rely on theological, linguistic and historical approaches to the problem of "occasion." Recent interdisciplinary trends offer a new perspective on the exegetical matrix of the pastorals. Comparison with ancient epistolary conventions can create a neutral rhetorical background that defines the audience anticipated by the text. The relationship between...
Memory, Tradition, and Text Uses of the Past in Early Christianity Edited by alan kirk &a... more Memory, Tradition, and Text Uses of the Past in Early Christianity Edited by alan kirk & tom thatcher brill semeia studies Opgegeven en ingestelde rugdikte = 24 mm ... Semeia Studies Gale A. Yee, General Editor Editorial Board: Roland T. Boer Elizabeth A. Castelli Musa Dube ...
Part I: The Johannine Literature and/in Ancient Media Culture Anthony Le Donne, Introduction: How... more Part I: The Johannine Literature and/in Ancient Media Culture Anthony Le Donne, Introduction: How the Word became Words James D.G. Dunn, John and the Oral Jesus Tradition Jeffrey Brickle, Seeing, Hearing, Declaring, Writing: Media Dynamics in the Epistles of John Part II: Johannine Themes Michael Labahn, Scripture Talks because Jesus Talks: The Rhetoric of Persuading and Creativity in John's Use of Scripture Catrin Williams, Patriarchs and Prophets Remembered: Social Memory and Perceptions of Witnesses Antoinette Wire, Weighing the Johannine 'I Am' Sayings as History Part III: Johannine Texts: Case Studies Chris Keith, Textual Variance as Textual Performance: The Adulteress' Entrance into John's Gospel Whitney Shiner, The Word on the Street: Performance Analysis of John 8:31-59 Tom Thatcher, The Problem of the Primitive and the Composition - History of the Prologue Part IV: Responses Werner Kelber Alan Culpepper.
Philo of Alexandria (ca. 30 BCE50 CE) is remembered primarily for his allegorical hermeneutic, b... more Philo of Alexandria (ca. 30 BCE50 CE) is remembered primarily for his allegorical hermeneutic, but two treatises, Pro Flaccum and Legatio ad Gaium, contain significant historical data on the Alexandrian Jewish community. The latter, Legatio, is also of interest to ...
Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/restorationquarterly Part of ... more Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/restorationquarterly Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Christianity Commons, Comparative Methodologies and Theories Commons, Liturgy and Worship Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, Practical Theology Commons, and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
Reflecting on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Alan Culpepper's milestone "Anatomy of the... more Reflecting on the twenty-fifth anniversary of Alan Culpepper's milestone "Anatomy of the Fourth Gospel" (1983), "Anatomies of Narrative Criticism" explores current trends in the study of the Gospel of John as literature. The contributors to the volume represent a wide range of methodological approaches that all explore ways that contemporary readers generate meaning from John's story of Jesus. The book includes an introduction to narrative-critical studies of John; essays on specific themes and passages that focus on interpretation of the text, history of research, hermeneutical approaches, and future trends in research; and, a reflective response from Alan Culpepper. Overall, the book seeks to trace the history and project the future of the study of the Bible as narrative.
Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/restorationquarterly Part of ... more Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/restorationquarterly Part of the Biblical Studies Commons, Christian Denominations and Sects Commons, Christianity Commons, Comparative Methodologies and Theories Commons, History of Christianity Commons, Liturgy and Worship Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, Practical Theology Commons, and the Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
This article explores the narrative relationship between three key figures in the Gospel of John:... more This article explores the narrative relationship between three key figures in the Gospel of John: Jesus, Judas, and Peter. As these characters interact, patterns of contrast gradually emerge. A literary "character" is the sum of "external signs" presented by a text that "correspond to and reveal an otherwise hidden inner nature." Literary characters are therefore complexes of personal traits that correspond to the readers' experience of individuals in the "real world." Booth's influential book, The Rhetoric of Fiction, discusses two means by which narratives reveal character: "telling" and "showing." "Telling" occurs when the narrator makes direct evaluative statements or gives information not normally available in the readers' experience. "Showing" occurs when the narrator offers selective information about the actions of the characters and allows readers to draw conclusions from them. By co...
... nt johncriticism, interpretation, etc.Methodology. 3. TheologyMethodology. I. Lozada, Fran... more ... nt johncriticism, interpretation, etc.Methodology. 3. TheologyMethodology. I. Lozada, Francisco, 1965. II. Thatcher, tom, 1967. ... 123 new jewish Directions in the study of the Fourth gospel Matthew Kraus..... 141 Page 7. ...
A popular introduction to hermeneutics defines "exegesis" as "the attempt to hear ... more A popular introduction to hermeneutics defines "exegesis" as "the attempt to hear the Word as the original recipients were to have heard it, to find out what was the original intent" of the author. Traditional exegesis relies on a passage's Sitz im Leben, which must be synthesized in terms of setting, date and similar concrete categories. The pastoral epistles, however, elude any neat attempt at contextualization. At best they speak from the silence of Paul's later life; at worst they emerge from the dim recesses of the early Church. Thus exegesis proceeds with highly individual reconstructions that rely on theological, linguistic and historical approaches to the problem of "occasion." Recent interdisciplinary trends offer a new perspective on the exegetical matrix of the pastorals. Comparison with ancient epistolary conventions can create a neutral rhetorical background that defines the audience anticipated by the text. The relationship between...
Memory, Tradition, and Text Uses of the Past in Early Christianity Edited by alan kirk &a... more Memory, Tradition, and Text Uses of the Past in Early Christianity Edited by alan kirk & tom thatcher brill semeia studies Opgegeven en ingestelde rugdikte = 24 mm ... Semeia Studies Gale A. Yee, General Editor Editorial Board: Roland T. Boer Elizabeth A. Castelli Musa Dube ...
Part I: The Johannine Literature and/in Ancient Media Culture Anthony Le Donne, Introduction: How... more Part I: The Johannine Literature and/in Ancient Media Culture Anthony Le Donne, Introduction: How the Word became Words James D.G. Dunn, John and the Oral Jesus Tradition Jeffrey Brickle, Seeing, Hearing, Declaring, Writing: Media Dynamics in the Epistles of John Part II: Johannine Themes Michael Labahn, Scripture Talks because Jesus Talks: The Rhetoric of Persuading and Creativity in John's Use of Scripture Catrin Williams, Patriarchs and Prophets Remembered: Social Memory and Perceptions of Witnesses Antoinette Wire, Weighing the Johannine 'I Am' Sayings as History Part III: Johannine Texts: Case Studies Chris Keith, Textual Variance as Textual Performance: The Adulteress' Entrance into John's Gospel Whitney Shiner, The Word on the Street: Performance Analysis of John 8:31-59 Tom Thatcher, The Problem of the Primitive and the Composition - History of the Prologue Part IV: Responses Werner Kelber Alan Culpepper.
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