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St. John and the Victorians /

"The Gospel according to St John, often regarded as the most important of the gospels in the account it gives of Jesus' life and divinity, received close attention from nineteenth-century biblical scholars and prompted a significant response in the arts. This original interdisciplinary stu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wheeler, Michael, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Cambridge books online.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; ST JOHN AND THE VICTORIANS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Notes on referencing; PART I The Evangelist, the gospel, the Word; CHAPTER 1 The Apostle of love: St John the Evangelist; YOUNG DISCIPLE AND AGED DIVINE; WITNESS AND CONTEMPLATIVE; BELOVED DISCIPLE AND APOSTLE OF LOVE; CHAPTER 2 'The most marvellous enigma': The fourth gospel; TRADITIONAL AND CRITICAL ORTHODOXIES; POETRY AND MYSTICISM; CHAPTER 3 The Light of the Word: Incarnation; LIGHT AND LIFE; INTERPRETING THE WORD; REPRESENTING THE LIGHT; PART II Interpretations and representations.
  • CHAPTER 4 Water into wine: The miracle at CanaIN DEFENCE OF MIRACLES; ILLUSTRATING CANA; THE POETRY OF MANIFESTATION; CHAPTER 5 Living water: The woman at the well; FACT OR ALLEGORY?; CHRISTOLOGY AT THE WELL; THE FALLEN WOMAN CONVERTED; CHAPTER 6 Raising the dead: Lazarus of Bethany; A PROBLEMATIC NARRATIVE; THE QUINTESSENCE OF JOHN; POETIC LANGUAGE AND NARRATIVE SILENCE; A BEAUTY WHICH ART CANNOT REACH; CHAPTER 7 Behold thy mother': At the foot of the Cross; CATHOLIC VERSUS PROTESTANT; BLOODY CRUCIFIXES AND GILDED VIRGINS; ANGLICIZING THE STABAT MATER.
  • CHAPTER 8 Touching the risen body: Mary Magdalene and ThomasSAINTHOOD AND MISREPRESENTATION; THE POETRY OF FAITH AND DOUBT; PICTURING THE RISEN CHRIST; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.