Disciples of John the Baptist in the Fourth Gospel : Hearers of John, Followers of Jesus

Title

Disciples of John the Baptist in the Fourth Gospel : Hearers of John, Followers of Jesus

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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

Disciples of John the Baptist in the Fourth Gospel : Hearers of John, Followers of Jesus


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