Cornelis Bennema

Encountering Jesus (eBook, ePUB)

Character Studies in the Gospel of John

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The last thirty years have seen an increased interest in the Bible as literature and story. Yet "character" appears to be neglected in both literary theory and narrative criticism. Indeed, there is not even agreement amongst scholars on how to approach, analyze and classify characters.

Applying a comprehensive theory of character to the Gospel of John, Cornelis Bennema provides a fresh analysis of both the characters and their responses to Jesus. While the majority of scholars view most Johannine characters as "flat," Bennema demonstrates that many are complex, developing, and "round." John's broad array of characters and their responses to Jesus correspond to people and their choices in real life in any culture and time. This book highlights how John's Gospel seeks to challenge its readers, past and present, about where they stand in relation to Jesus.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fortress Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781451487497
• Artikelnr.: 41505019

Autorenporträt

Cornelis Bennema is senior lecturer in New Testament at the Wales Evangelical School of Theology, UK, and Extraordinary Associate Professor, Unit for Reformed Theology and the Development of the South African Society, Faculty of Theology, North-West University, South Africa. He is the author of The Power of Saving Wisdom, An Investigation of Spirit and Wisdom in Relation to the Soteriology of the Fourth Gospel (2002), A Theory of Character in New Testament Narrative (2014), Encountering Jesus: Character Studies in the Gospel of John, second edition (2014), and co-editor of The Spirit and Christ in the New Testament and Christian Theology (2012).