Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel : Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures in John

Hunt, Steven A.; Tolmie, D. Francois (EDT); Zimmermann, Ruben (EDT)

ISBN 10: 3161527844 / ISBN 13: 9783161527845

Published by Mohr Siebrek Ek, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel : Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures in John
• Publisher: Mohr Siebrek Ek
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3161527844
• ISBN 13: 9783161527845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This volume represents the most thorough study of characters and characterization in the Fourth Gospel heretofore published. Building on several different narrative approaches, the contributors assembled here offer sixty-two essays related to characters and group characters in John. Among these are detailed studies presenting fresh perspectives on characters who play a major role in the Gospel (e.g., Peter, Mary Magdalene, etc.), as well as original studies of characters who have never been the focus of narrative analysis before, characters often glossed over in commentaries as insignificant (e.g., the boy with the loaves and fish, the parents of the man born blind, etc.). Clearly, characters in John stand in the shadow of the protagonist -- Jesus. In this volume, however, they step fully into the light. Thus illuminated, it becomes clear how complex and nuanced many of them are.

About the Author

Steven A. Hunt is professor of New Testament at Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts.

D. Francois Tolmie is professor of New Testament studies at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Ruben Zimmermann is professor of New Testament studies at the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Germany.