Character Studies in the Fourth Gospel: Narrative Approaches to Seventy Figures in John (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783161527845)

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.

Author: Steven A. Hunt
ISBN-10: 3161527844
ISBN-13: 9783161527845
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2013
Pages: 700
Format: Hardcover