Title
Disciples of John the Baptist in the Fourth Gospel : Hearers of John, Followers of Jesus
Files
School/Department
Talbot School of Theology
Description
This volume represents the most thorough study of characters and characterization in the Fourth Gospel heretofore published. Building on several different narrative approaches, the contributors assembled here offer sixty-two essays related to characters and group characters in John. Among these are detailed studies presenting fresh perspectives on characters who play a major role in the Gospel (e.g., Peter, Mary Magdalene, etc.), as well as original studies of characters who have never been the focus of narrative analysis before, characters often glossed over in commentaries as insignificant (e.g., the boy with the loaves and fish, the parents of the man born blind, etc.). Clearly, characters in John stand in the shadow of the protagonist -- Jesus. In this volume, however, they step fully into the light. Thus illuminated, it becomes clear how complex and nuanced many of them are.
Keywords
Characters and characteristics in the Bible; John
ISBN
978-3161527845
Publication Date
11-1-2013
Publication Source
Character studies in the fourth gospel : narrative approaches to seventy figures in John
Inclusive pages
pp. 127-132
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publisher
Mohr Siebeck
City
Tübingen
Disciplines
Biblical Studies
Recommended Citation
Manning, Gary T. (2013). Disciples of John the Baptist in the Fourth Gospel : Hearers of John, Followers of Jesus. Character studies in the fourth gospel : narrative approaches to seventy figures in John. pp. 127-132. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.
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