Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts (The Library of New Testament Studies)

Frank Dicken, Julia Snyder

ISBN 10: 0567681203 / ISBN 13: 9780567681201

Published by T&T Clark 2018-04-19, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Characters and Characterization in Luke-Acts (The Library of New Testament Studies)
• Publisher: T&T Clark 2018-04-19
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567681203
• ISBN 13: 9780567681201
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Like all skilful authors, the composer of the biblical books of Luke and Acts understood that a good story requires more than a gripping plot - a persuasive narrative also needs well-portrayed, plot-enhancing characters. This book brings together a set of new essays examining characters and characterization in those books from a variety of methodological perspectives.

The essays illustrate how narratological, sociolinguistic, reader-response, feminist, redaction, reception historical, and comparative literature approaches can be fruitfully applied to the question of Luke's techniques of characterization. Theoretical and methodological discussions are complemented with case studies of specific Lukan characters. Together, the essays reflect the understanding that while many of the literary techniques involved in characterization attest a certain universality, each writer also brings his or her own unique perspective and talent to the portrayal and use of characters, with the result that analysis of a writer's characters and style of characterization can enhance appreciation of that writer's work.

About the Authors

Frank E. Dicken is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Lincoln Christian University, 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.

Julia A. Snyder is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of Regensburg, German.