{"product_id":"the-function-of-narrative-comments-david-a-lamb-9781978715844","title":"The Function of Narrative Comments in the Gospel of John: A Literary and Linguistic Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eScholars have long noted that comments by the author or editor, often referred to as \"narrative asides\" or \"parentheses,\" are frequent in the Fourth Gospel. \u003ci\u003eThe Function of Narrative Comments in the Gospel of John: A Literary and Linguistic Analysis \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive guide to this significant feature. In the vein of Gilbert Van Belle's\u003ci\u003e Les Parenth?ses dans L'?vangile de Jean \u003c\/i\u003e(1985), Lamb provides a detailed analysis of the terminology, definition, and categorization of these comments, and interacts extensively with existing scholarship. He looks at the role of the comments in the Gospel's composition, assesses their function using insights from literary theory, dramatic theory, and sociolinguistics, and makes comparisons with OT historical writings, the Synoptic Gospels, and the works of Herodotus and Thucydides. He concludes that the narrative comments are an integral part of the text, which reflect the authority of the author, and that they have significant implications for our exegesis of the Gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Lamb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1978715846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781978715844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"David A. Lamb","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46546108088575,"sku":"9781978715844","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9712f01-967b-4f87-ad18-4ac3c5728121.jpg?v=1738184146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-function-of-narrative-comments-david-a-lamb-9781978715844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}