The idea of writing plays a central role in John. Apart from the
many references to scriptural texts, John emphasizes the role of
writing in the inscription on the cross and in its own production.
Petterson's From Tomb to Text examines what this means for the
understanding of the Johannine Jesus in two interrelated ways.
First Petterson takes these claims to revelation through writing
seriously, noting the immense effort expended by biblical scholars
in order to dismiss them and to produce a canonically palatable
John. With few exceptions, Johannine studies have consistently
attempted to domesticate or tame John's book through reference to,
and in harmony with, an externalized historical reality or with a
synoptic pattern. Second, the study suggests alternative ways of
understanding John once this synoptic compulsion has been
dissolved. Petterson argues that John's Jesus is unacceptable to
the project for the recovery of 'Early Christianity' as imagined in
Johannine research over the last 70 years or so. Instead, she shows
how John produces itself as the vehicle of Jesus' revelation in
place of a body. This takes place through its use of writing, its
characteristic use of verbs and syntax, and its mode of revelation.
The book thus situates John in a context that does not begin with,
and thus attempts to be, unconstrained by fixed categories of
Christ, gnosticism, Eucharist, body and flesh, and shows how such
readings curtail the fullness of the text in favour of a more
familiar earthly Jesus. Petterson concludes by outlining ways in
which John can be read if these containment strategies are
disregarded.
General
| Imprint: |
T. & T. Clark
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
December 2016 |
| Authors: |
Christina Petterson
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
160 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-567-67055-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-567-67055-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780567670557 |
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