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Encountering Jesus : Character Studies in the Gospel of John /
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. App...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2014
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface to the second edition
- Introduction
- Jesus : the life-giving revealer
- John : witness par excellence
- The world : enveloped in darkness but loved by god
- "The Jews" : Jesus' opponents par excellence
- Andrew and Philip : finders of people
- Simon Peter : a shepherd in the making
- Nathanael : the genuine Israelite
- The mother of Jesus : a catalyst in his ministry
- Nicodemus : in the twilight zone
- The Samaritan woman : an unexpected bride
- The royal official : his word is enough for me
- The invalid at the pool : a lame response
- The crowd : a faceless, divided mass
- The twelve : slow but sticky
- Judas Iscariot : the black sheep of the family
- The man born blind : once I was blind but now I see
- Martha : the ideal Johannine confessor
- Mary of Bethany : at Jesus' feet
- Lazarus : the dead shall hear his voice
- Thomas : let me see and touch
- The beloved disciple : the unique eyewitness
- Pilate : securing a hollow victory
- Mary Magdalene : recognizing the shepherd's voice
- Joseph of Arimathea : faith and fear
- Conclusion.