[PDF] Narrative Criticism Of The New Testament eBook

Author : James L. Resseguie
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 37,40 MB
Release : 2022-10-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493441213

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Narrative criticism is a relatively recent development that applies literary methods to the study of Scripture. James Resseguie suggests that this approach to reading the Bible treats the text as a self-contained unit and avoids complications raised by other critical methods of interpretation. Resseguie begins with an introductory chapter that surveys the methods of narrative criticism and how they can be used to discover important nuances of meaning through what he describes as a "close reading" of the text. He then devotes chapters to the principal rhetorical devices: setting, point of view, character, rhetoric, plot, and reader. Readers will find here an accessible introduction to the subject of narrative criticism and a richly rewarding approach to reading the Bible.

Author : James L. Resseguie
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 37,28 MB
Release : 2005-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801027896

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Introduces key aspects of narrative interpretation to offer a richly rewarding approach to reading the Bible.

Author : Mark Allan Powell
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,28 MB
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Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451413724

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The first nontechnical description of the principles and procedures of narrative criticism. Written for students' and pastors' use in their own exegesis.With great clarity Powell outlines the principles and procedures that narrative critics follow in exegesis of gospel texts and explains concepts such as "point of view," "narration," "irony," and "symbolism." Chapters are devoted to each of the three principal elements of narrative: events, characters, and settings; and case studies are provided to illustrate how the method is applied in each instance. The book concludes with an honest appraisal of the contribution that narrative criticism makes, a consideration of objections that have been raised against the use of this method, and a discussion of the hermeneutical implications this method raises for the church.

Author : Mark W. G. Stibbe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 20,92 MB
Release : 1994-12-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780521477659

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A widely-acclaimed study which suggests a new, holistic approach to the gospel literature.

Author : Jeannine K. Brown
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 12,35 MB
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 149342355X

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Popular writer and teacher Jeannine Brown shows how a narrative approach illuminates each of the Gospels, helping readers see the overarching stories. This book offers a corrective to tendencies to read the Gospels piecemeal, one story at a time. It is filled with numerous examples and visual aids that show how narrative criticism brings the text to life, making it an ideal supplementary textbook for courses on the Gospels. Readers will gain hands-on tools and perspectives to interpret the Gospels as whole stories.

Author : Elizabeth Struthers Malbon
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 34,9 MB
Release : 1994-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567228436

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This publication presents the rich variety of critical methodologies in contemporary literary study of the New Testament. The tradition of study represented in the essays lies at the conjunction of developments in biblical studies and literary criticism: (1) the exhaustion of New Testament historical criticism in general and redaction criticism in particular; (2) the waning of Formalist-New Critical approaches in literary study; and (3) the emphasis upon the text in terms of language and discourse as the 'free play of signifiers'. The essays deal with theory, exegesis, and their interdependence in this new literary context. However, contributions of earlier epochs in the history of literary criticism and New Testament study are integrated into current approaches. For example, the issue of reference originating in the mimetic theories of classical antiquity is raised implicitly and explicitly. Implications of literary study for theology are suggested. The relationship between redaction-critical and literary approaches is examined. Theoretical and exegetical essays growing out of feminist literary study are offered. Orality, allegory, deconstruction, ideology, sociological criticism, rhetorical criticism, narrative criticism, as well as other themes and methods are discussed in the essays' treatment of writings of the New Testament. A rich variety of critical methodologies in contemporary literary study of the New Testament

Author : David Rhoads
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 23,76 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781841270043

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This volume examines characterization in the four Gospels and in the Sayings Gospel Q. Peter in Matthew, Lazarus in John, and Jesus as Son of Man in Q are examples of the characters studied. The general approach is narrative-critical. At the same time, each contribution takes special effort to widen the scope beyond the narrated world to include the text's ideological and real-life setting as well as its effective history. New ways of doing narrative criticism are thus proposed. The concluding essay by David Rhoads delineates the development and envisions the future of narrative criticism in Gospel studies.

Author : David R. Bauer
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 38,39 MB
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493429027

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A senior New Testament scholar and teacher helps students understand the historical, literary, and theological issues of the book of Acts and introduces key concepts in the field of narrative criticism. This volume captures the message of the book of Acts by taking seriously the book's essential character as a powerful story through which Luke communicates profound theological truth. While giving attention to historical background, its purpose is to lead readers through a close reading that yields fresh insights into passages throughout Acts.

Author : Norman R. Petersen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 30,48 MB
Release : 2008-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1606081152

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Utilizing Mark and Luke-Acts as case studies, Norman Petersen moves beyond redaction criticism to show both the necessity and the possibility for literary criticism to be an integral part of the historical-critical study of biblical writings.