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A Theory of Character in New Testament Narrative : /

In this study in three-dimensional character reconstruction, Cornelis Bennema presents a new theory of character in the New Testament literature. Although character has been the subject of focused literary-critical study of the New Testament since the 1970s, Bennema observes that there is still no c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bennema, Cornelis, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this study in three-dimensional character reconstruction, Cornelis Bennema presents a new theory of character in the New Testament literature. Although character has been the subject of focused literary-critical study of the New Testament since the 1970s, Bennema observes that there is still no consensus regarding how character should be understood in contemporary literary theory or in biblical studies. Many New Testament scholars seem to presume that characters in Greco-Roman literature are two-dimensional, "Aristotelian"; figures, unlike the well-rounded, psychologized individuals who appear in modern fiction. They continue nevertheless to apply contemporary literary theory to characters in ancient writings. Bennema here offers a full, comprehensive, and non-reductionist theory for the analysis, classification, and evaluation of characters in the New Testament.
Notas:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-216) and index.
ISBN:9781451484304
Acceso:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.