Archetypes and the Fourth Gospel
Archetypes and the Fourth Gospel

Author: Brian Larsen

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-06-14

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 056767648X

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Employing Northrop Frye's system of archetypal literary criticism - the use of romance, tragedy, irony and satire, and comedy - Brian Larsen offers a compelling summary of the essential governing framework and means of exchange between literature and theology. Characters in the Fourth Gospel are examined through a specific archetype, and, reciprocally, these characters illuminate and inform important theological aspects of their respective archetypes: Jesus and romance (hero story); Pilate and tragedy; the Jews and Thomas and irony; and Peter and comedy. This volume further clarifies the understanding of Frye's archetypesand identifies the key variable between each one: the relationship between (1) a belief or ideal and (2) experience or reality. Helping to advance dialogue between literature, biblical studies and theology, and providing insightful readings for a number of Fourth Gospel characters and texts, Larsen's examination will appeal to those seeking a new perspective on the themes of the New Testament or those seeking theological insights into literature.

Irony in Mark's Gospel
Irony in Mark's Gospel

Author: Jerry Camery-Hoggatt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-10-06

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780521020619

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An important contribution to our understanding of Marcan irony, and combines a literary-critical approach with insights gained from the sociology of knowledge.

The Prologue of the Fourth Gospel
The Prologue of the Fourth Gospel

Author: Peter Phillips

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2006-04-01

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 0567030652

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This study explores the background to the interpretation of the Prologue of the Fourth Gospel and the various layers of meaning.

Revelation in the Fourth Gospel: And Eight Johannine Essays
Revelation in the Fourth Gospel: And Eight Johannine Essays

Author: Gail R. O'Day

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-03-05

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1725277379

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About this Book: Gail R. O’Day’s Revelation in the Fourth Gospel set the stage for a new literary paradigm in Johannine studies, which has carried over into disciplinary advances in gospel criticism overall. With the addition of eight key Johannine essays and a state-of-the-art introduction by Alan Culpepper, this new publication as Volume 9 in the Johannine Monograph Series advances a fuller appreciation of her important work on John and new-literary biblical analyses overall. From the Preface: What becomes apparent in an overview of Gail O’Day’s work is her keen analysis of relations and functions of literary themes and features within the Gospel of John, as they further its rhetorical thrust, elucidating its meaning. Whereas diachronic approaches to John have tended to compartmentalize and divide sections and literary forms, O’Day shows time and again how things worked synchronically within John’s story of Jesus, challenging misinterpretations and opening doors to understanding more fully its message. The present collection highlights the dialectics between narrative and theology, time and space, and characters and plot in the Fourth Gospel, clarifying their tensive presentations within this classic narrative.

Rhetoric and Reference in the Fourth Gospel
Rhetoric and Reference in the Fourth Gospel

Author: Margaret Davies

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 1992-10-01

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0567154599

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This innovative study attempts a comprehensive reading of the Fourth Gospel so as to make sense of its theology, anthropology and history. The most valuable insights of structuralism and reader-response criticism have been taken up, without ignoring what those methods ignore, namely, questions intrinsically related to the Fourth Gospel itself. Moreover, a just appreciation of the text requires the reader to recognize that particular historical situations affect the nature of any narrative.

The Gospel of John as Literature
The Gospel of John as Literature

Author: Stibbe

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-07-01

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 9004379878

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This volume contains thirteen essays written between 1900 and today. Each of them takes as its starting point the Gospel of John as a literary unity. The volume as a whole traces literary studies of John back to the early 1900's and charts their development from then. Some of these essays are little known even to Johannine scholars. Others are recognized as classics in the field. Two of them are translations. This book is therefore a timely and indispensable resource for those interested in the history of the fourth gospel interpretation, and in examples of literary methods applied to John.

Reading John
Reading John

Author: Christopher W. Skinner

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2015-04-03

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 1498269788

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The Gospel of John is often found at the center of discussions about the Bible and its relation to Christian theology. It is difficult to quantify the impact John's Gospel has had on both the historical development of Christian doctrine and the various expressions of Christian devotion. All too often, however, readers have failed to understand the Gospel as an autonomous text with its own unique story to tell. More often than not, the Gospel of John is swept into a reading approach that either conflates or attempts to harmonize with other accounts of Jesus' life. This book emphasizes the uniqueness of John's story of Jesus and attempts to provide readers with a road map for appreciating the historical context and literary features of the text. The aim of this book is to help others become better, more perceptive readers of the Gospel of John, with an ability to trace the rhetoric of the narrative from beginning to end.