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Characters in the Second Gospel are analysed and an in-depth look
at different approaches currently employed by scholars working with
literary and reader-oriented methods of analysis is provided. The
first section consists of essays on method/theory, and the second
consists of seven exegetical character studies using a literary or
reader-oriented method. All contributors work from a literary,
narrative-critical, reader-oriented, or related methodology. The
book summarizes the state of the discussion and examines obstacles
to arriving at a comprehensive theory of character in the Second
Gospel. Specific contributions include analyses of the
representation of women, God, Jesus, Satan, Gentiles, and the Roman
authorities of Mark's Gospel. This work is both an exploration of
theories of character, and a study in the application of those
theories.
It is difficult to underestimate the significance of the story of
the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31 within the biblical
tradition. Although hell occupies a prominent position in popular
Christian rhetoric today, it plays a relatively minor role in the
Christian canon. The most important biblical texts that explicitly
describe the fate of the dead are in the Synoptic Gospels. Yet
among these passages, only the Lukan tradition is intent on
explicitly describing the abode of the dead; it is the only
biblical tour of hell. Hauge examines the story of the Rich Man and
Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31, the only 'parable' that is set within a
supernatural context. The parables characteristically feature
concrete realities of first-century Mediterranean life, but the
majority of Luke 16:19-31 is narrated from the perspective of the
tormented dead. This volume demonstrates that the distinctive
features of the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus are the result of
a strategic imitation, creative transformation, and Christian
transvaluation of the descent of Odysseus into the house of hades
in Odyssey Book 11, the literary model par excellence of postmortem
revelation in antiquity.
It is difficult to underestimate the significance of the story of
the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31 within the biblical
tradition. Although hell occupies a prominent position in popular
Christianrhetoric today, it plays a relatively minor role in the
Christian canon. The most important biblical texts that explicitly
describe the fate of the dead are in the Synoptic Gospels. Yet
among these passages, only the Lukan tradition is intent on
explicitly describing the abode of the dead; it is the only
biblical tour of hell. Hauge examines the story of the Rich Man and
Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31, uniquely the only 'parable' that is set
within a supernatural context. The parables characteristically
feature concrete realities of first-century Mediterranean life, but
the majority of Luke 16:19-31 is narrated from the perspective of
the tormented dead. This volume demonstrates that the distinctive
features of the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus are the result of
a strategic imitation, creative transformation, and Christian
transvaluation of the descent of Odysseus into the house of hades
in Odyssey Book 11, the literary model par excellence of postmortem
revelation in antiquity.
This volume examines a multitude of characters in Matthew's gospel
and provides an in-depth look at the different approaches currently
employed by scholars working with literary and reader-oriented
methods. Beginning with an introduction on 'the properties of
character' and the several aspects involved in the creation of
person, the contributors provide a close reading of numerous
characters and character types in the Gospel of Matthew. Including
Mary, King Herod, John the Baptist, Jesus the Preacher, Jesus the
Teacher, God the Father, the Roman Centurion, Peter, Women,
Gentiles, Scribes and Pharisees, and Romans. Such close studies aid
the understanding of different issues in Matthean characterization,
while also charting the development of hermeneutical vistas that
have developed in contemporary scholarship, resulting in a
collection of exegetical character studies that are
self-consciously working from a literary, narrative-critical,
reader-oriented, or related methodology.
What was the relationship of ancient education to early
Christianity? This volume provides an in-depth look at different
approaches currently employed by scholars who draw upon educational
settings in the ancient world to inform their historical research
in Christian origins. The book is divided into two sections: one
consisting of essays on education in the ancient world, and one
consisting of exegetical studies dealing with various passages
where motifs emerging from ancient educational culture provide
illumination. The chapters summarize the state of the discussion on
ancient education in classical and biblical studies, examine
obstacles to arriving at a comprehensive theory of early
Christianity's relationship to ancient education, compare different
approaches, and compile the diverse methodologies into one
comparative study. Several educational motifs are integrated in
order to demonstrate the exegetical insights that they may yield
when utilized in New Testament historical investigation and
interpretation.
What was the relationship of ancient education to early
Christianity? This volume provides an in-depth look at different
approaches currently employed by scholars who draw upon educational
settings in the ancient world to inform their historical research
in Christian origins. The book is divided into two sections: one
consisting of essays on education in the ancient world, and one
consisting of exegetical studies dealing with various passages
where motifs emerging from ancient educational culture provide
illumination. The chapters summarize the state of the discussion on
ancient education in classical and biblical studies, examine
obstacles to arriving at a comprehensive theory of early
Christianity's relationship to ancient education, compare different
approaches, and compile the diverse methodologies into one
comparative study. Several educational motifs are integrated in
order to demonstrate the exegetical insights that they may yield
when utilized in New Testament historical investigation and
interpretation.
Characters in the Second Gospel are analysed and an in-depth look
is provided of different approaches currently employed by scholars
working with literary and reader-oriented methods of analysis. The
first section consists of essays on method/theory, and the second
consists of exegetical character studies using a literary or
reader-oriented method. All contributors work from a literary,
narrative-critical, reader-oriented, or related methodology.The
book summarizes the state of the discussion and examines obstacles
to arriving at a comprehensive theory of character in the Second
Gospel. Different approaches are compared, and the diverse
methodologies are compiled into one comparative study. Then,
through detailed exegesis, the various theories come alive and the
merits (or deficiencies) of each approach are available to the
reader. This work is both a comprehensive exploration of
narrative/reader-oriented theories, and a study in the application
of those theories as they relate to characterization.
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