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Come and Read introduces numerous hermeneutical approaches to
biblical literature and includes examples of those approaches in
action through the contributions of top scholars in the field. The
book takes up three different passages throughout John's
Gospel-John 1:1-18, John 10, and John 20-setting different
approaches to each passage side-by-side. The sections of this
collection are interconnected by virtue of their association with
John's story. In addition, each section of the book will include
readings of the focus passage from the same four interpretive
perspectives. These four umbrella perspectives (intertextual,
ideological, rhetorical, and narrative) are intentionally broadly
conceived so that a variety of particular reading strategies are
surveyed in the collection. Overall, this book will provide insight
into current hermeneutical practices on the Gospel of John, and
implicitly the rest of the Bible as well. It will also demonstrate
how to use these methods effectively, illustrating not only the
value of using a variety of approaches for interpreting the text,
but also the impact various methods have on the interpretations
rendered.
This study explores how the Fourth Gospel's use of Scripture
contributes to its characterization of Jesus. Utilizing
literary-rhetorical criticism, Myers approaches the Gospel in its
final form, paying particular attention to how Greco-Roman rhetoric
can assist in understanding the ways in which Scripture is employed
to support the presentation of Jesus. It offers further evidence in
favour of the Gospel's use of rhetoric (particularly the practices
of synkrisis, ekpharsis, and prosopopoiia), and gives scholars a
new way to use rhetoric to better understand the use of Scripture
in the Fourth Gospel and the New Testament as a whole. The book
proceeds in three parts. First, it examines ancient Mediterranean
practices of narration and characterization in relationship to the
Gospel, concluding with an analysis of the Johannine prologue. In
the second and third parts, it investigates explicit appeals to
Scripture that are made both in and outside of Jesus' discourses.
Through these analyses, Myers contends that the pervasive presence
of Scripture in quotations, allusions, and references acts as
corroborating evidence supporting the evangelist's presentation of
Jesus.
This study explores how the Fourth Gospels use of
Scripturecontributes to its characterization of Jesus. Utilizing
literary-rhetoricalcriticism, Myers approaches the Gospel in its
final form, paying particularattention to how Greco-Roman rhetoric
can assist in understanding the ways inwhich Scripture is employed
to support the presentation of Jesus. It offersfurther evidence in
favour of the Gospels use of rhetoric (particularly thepractices of
synkrisis, ekpharsis, and prosopopoiia), and gives scholars a new
way to use rhetoric tobetter understand the use of Scripture in the
Fourth Gospel and the New Testamentas a whole.The book proceeds in
three parts. First, it examines ancientMediterranean practices of
narration and characterization in relationship tothe Gospel,
concluding with an analysis of the Johannine prologue. In thesecond
and third parts, it investigates explicit appeals to Scripture that
aremade both in and outside of Jesus discourses.Through these
analyses, Myers contends that the pervasivepresence of Scripture in
quotations, allusions, and references acts ascorroborating evidence
supporting the evangelists presentation of Jesus.
Introducing the Gospels and Acts is not just about reading the
first five books of the New Testament. It requires entering the
first century Mediterranean world where the events in these
writings happened. In this short book, Alicia D. Myers takes
readers on a journey through the Gospels and Acts, introducing them
to the world of Jesus of Nazareth and of the believers who composed
and shared stories inspired by him. Myers provides overviews of
context and major passages in each canonical work, and also
introduces readers to the Apocryphal Gospels and Acts to
demonstrate the larger phenomenon of early Christian writing. After
situating readers in the literary context of the Gospels and Acts,
Myers focuses on the writings themselves, giving basic historical
background before digging more deeply into a chosen contextual
theme for each work. These six themes include the politics and
history of Roman Palestine, expressions of Second Temple Judaism,
understandings of identity and human worth in the Roman world,
hospitality, Hellenistic philosophies, and the process of
canonizing the New Testament. Rather than shying away from
difficult and often confusing elements of the Gospels and Acts,
Myers invites readers to engage more deeply and situate themselves
more fully in the strangeness and surprising familiarity of the
Roman world. In this way, readers will see the continuing relevance
of the Gospels and Acts for today and learn to be responsible
readers of these works for years to come.
Mothers appear throughout the New Testament. Called "blessed among
women" by Elizabeth in the Gospel of Luke, Mary, the mother of
Jesus, is the most obvious example. But she is far from the only
mother in this canon. She is joined by Elizabeth, a chorus of
unnamed mothers seeking healing or promotions for their children,
as well as male mothers, including Paul (Gal 4:19-20) and Jesus.
Although interpreters of the New Testament have explored these
maternal characters and metaphors, many have only recently begun to
take seriously their theological aspects. This book builds on
previous studies by arguing maternal language is not only
theological, but also indebted to ancient gender constructions and
their reshaping by early Christians. Especially significant are the
physiological, anatomical, and social constructions of female
bodies that permeate the ancient world where ancient Christianity
was birthed. This book examines ancient generative theories,
physiological understandings of breast milk and breastfeeding, and
presentations of prominent mothers in literature and art to analyze
the use of these themes in the New Testament and several,
additional early Christian writings. In a context that aligned
perfection with "masculinity," motherhood was the ideal goal for
women-a justification for deficient, female existence. Proclaiming
a new age ushered in by God's Christ, however, ancient Christians
debated the place of women, mothers, and motherhood as a part of
their reframing of gender expectations. Rather than a homogenous
approval of literal motherhood, ancient Christian writings depict a
spectrum of ideals for women disciples even as they retain the
assumption of masculine superiority. Identifying themselves as
members of God's household, ancient Christians utilized motherhood
as a theological category and a contested ideal for women
disciples.
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