Poetics for the Gospels?: Rethinking Narrative Criticism (Studies of the New Testament and Its World) - Hardcover
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Poetics is the study of the making of literary works of art. In gospel studies, in contrast to the dominant historical-critical paradigm, poetics regard the gospels as literature. This approach is associated with a particular methodological movement: narrative criticism. Petri Merenlahti argues that poetics offer a vital critical tool to interpreters of the gospels. But the approach must necessarily be historical, recognising that perceptions of literary form and value are not fixed, but evolve and develop from one time and culture to another. Far from being neutral, these perceptions are integrally connected with ways of perceiving reality that reflect particular interests in human societies. Through methodological discussion and detailed analyses of gospel narratives, this book introduces a comprehensive programme of historical poetics for gospel studies.
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Dr Petri Merenlahti teaches in the Department of Biblical Studies. University of Helsinki
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'... an excellent overview of the way in which poetics has developed from a concern with the literary nature of texts into an historical poetics much more sensitive to the interaction between particular historical conditions and the functioning and understanding of texts.' John Riches '... remarkably easy to read and understand (something not always true of theoretical works of such depth).' Edgar McKnight 'Merenlahti is concerned to integrate narrative criticism with what is best in the classic history-oriented methods. I believe that such a critical synthesis is of the utmost importance for the future of the field.' Heikki Raisanen
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