Characters and Characterization in the Gospel of John : : (The Library of New Testament Studies)

Christopher W. Skinner

ISBN 10: 0567261964 / ISBN 13: 9780567261960

Published by T., 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Characters and Characterization in the Gospel of John : : (The Library of New Testament Studies)
• Publisher: T.
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567261964
• ISBN 13: 9780567261960
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

This volume examines characters in the Fourth Gospel and provides an in-depth look at different approaches currently employed by scholars working with literary and reader-oriented methods. Divided into two sections, the book first considers method and theory, followed by 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. Through this detailed exegesis, the various theories will come alive, and the merits (or deficiencies) of each approach will be available to the reader. This volume is both a comprehensive study in narrative/reader-oriented theories, and a study in the application of those theories as they apply to characterization. Summing up current research on characters and characterization in the Fourth Gospel, this book also provides a comprehensive presentation of different approaches to character that have developed in recent years.

About the Authors

Christopher Skinner is Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Mount Olive, USA

Chris Keith is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway. He is the author of The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John and the Literacy of Jesus, a winner of the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee. He is also the co-editor of Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels, and was recently named a 2012 Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar.