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Characterizing Jesus : a rhetorical analysis on the Fourth Gospel's use of Scripture in its presentation of Jesus /

"This study explores how the Fourth Gospel's use of Scripture contributes to its characterization of Jesus. Utilizing literary-rhetorical criticism, Myers approaches the Gospel in its final form, paying particular attention to how Greco-Roman rhetoric can assist in understanding the ways i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Myers, Alicia D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : T & T Clark, [2012]
Series:Library of New Testament studies ; 458.
T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
Subjects:
Bible. > John > Socio-rhetorical criticism.
Bible. > John > Criticism, Narrative.
Jesus Christus.
Altes Testament.
Johannesevangelium.
Rezeption.
Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents:
  • Rhetoric, Jesus, and Scripture in the Fourth Gospel : an introduction
  • Evangelist and protagonist : narrator, narrative, and person in Mediterranean antiquity
  • Speaking Scripture : the evangelist's voice mediated through the discourses of Jesus
  • Reflecting Scripture : the evangelist's voice mediated outside the discourses of Jesus
  • Conclusion.