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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457268403321

Autore

Sheridan Ruth

Titolo

Retelling Scripture [[electronic resource] ] : "the Jews" and the scriptural citations in John 1:19-12:15 / / by Ruth Sheridan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-283-42633-1

9786613426338

90-04-22629-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Collana

Biblical interpretation series, , 0928-0731 ; ; v. 110

Disciplina

226.5/066

Soggetti

Jews in the New Testament

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Australian Catholic University, 2010.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- I. Introduction -- II. Literary Critical Approaches to ‘the Jews’ in John’s Gospel -- III. The Old Testament Citations and ‘the Jews’—Part I: The Beginning of Jesus’ PublicMinistry (:; :) -- IV.The Old Testament Citations and ‘the Jews’—Part II: Jesus among the Feasts of ‘the Jews’ (:, ; :–; :) -- V.The Old Testament Citations and ‘the Jews’—Part III:The Close of Jesus’ PublicMinistry (John :–, ) -- VI. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index ofModern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources.

Sommario/riassunto

The last century of scholarship on the Old Testament citations in the Gospel of John has concentrated almost exclusively upon source-critical or redaction-critical issues with the aim of determining the Christological import of the citations. The current book brings a narrative-rhetorical methodology to bear upon the seven explicit Scriptural citations in the Gospel's 'Book of Signs' (1:19-12:50) that are prefaced by a distinct introductory formula (1:19-12:15). These citations are each addressed to, or imply, a particular textual audience, namely, 'the Jews'. This book argues that as such the citations do not merely have Christological significance but function at the narrative level to encourage an ideal reader to construct a particularly negative characterization of 'the Jews'.