Herod the Fox: Audience Criticism and Lukan Characterization (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement)

Darr, John A.

ISBN 10: 1850758832 / ISBN 13: 9781850758839

Published by Bloomsbury, 2007

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Bloomsbury, 2007. Hardback, no dustjacket. New & unread. Sealed in plastic. Mint condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Herod the Fox: Audience Criticism and Lukan Characterization (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850758832
• ISBN 13: 9781850758839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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Synopsis

In foregrounding the themes of witnessing, 'seeing and hearing', and recognition, Luke urges readers to reflect on their own hearing (= reading) of his story, to become certain kinds of readers and to read in particular ways. So the need for a reader-oriented methodology in interpreting Luke-Acts is evident. But what is the best theory to deploy? Charting a path through the thickets of modern literary theory, Darr develops a new reader-oriented model, insisting that the original 'extratext' (the repertoire of literary and social conventions) of Luke-Acts-and not simply the text itself-should be taken into account in any critical evaluation of how this story works. To demonstrate this new hermeneutical model, Darr undertakes an extensive study of Lukan characterization, and especially his portrayal of Herod the Tetrarch.

About the Authors

John Darr is Associate Professor of Theology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

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.