Rhetoric and Theology Figural Reading of John 9 |
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| Author:
| Wright, William M. |
| Series title: | Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Neutestamentliche Wissensch Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-45677-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $168.00 |
Book Description:
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This monograph on John 9 makes extensive use of premodern Christian exegesis as a resource for New Testament studies. It draws on ancient Christian ways of reading Scripture in a more-than-literal or figural way to critique the modern trend to understand John s Gospel as recounting the history of the evangelist s community. This study also examines a variety of premodern interpretations of John 9 for insight into the chapter s theological and rhetorical dimensions. Building upon the...
More DescriptionThis monograph on John 9 makes extensive use of premodern Christian exegesis as a resource for New Testament studies. It draws on ancient Christian ways of reading Scripture in a more-than-literal or figural way to critique the modern trend to understand John s Gospel as recounting the history of the evangelist s community. This study also examines a variety of premodern interpretations of John 9 for insight into the chapter s theological and rhetorical dimensions. Building upon the premoderns observations, it argues that John 9 resembles a mode of Greco-Roman rhetorical argumentation and expression to present Jesus as the Light of the World. This analysis illustrates the inseparability of form and content, rhetoric and theology, in the Fourth Gospel."