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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789512603321

Titolo

The fourth Gospel in first-century media culture [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Anthony Le Donne, Tom Thatcher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : T & T Clark International, 2011

ISBN

1-283-19526-7

9786613195265

0-567-22839-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 p.)

Collana

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Library studies of New Testament studies : European studies on Christian origins ; ; 426

Altri autori (Persone)

Le DonneAnthony

ThatcherTom

Disciplina

226.5067

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. John and oral culture -- pt. 2. John as oral performance -- pt. 3. John in the medium of memory -- pt. 4. Reflections and directions.

Sommario/riassunto

Werner Kelber's The Oral and the Written Gospel substantially challenged predominant paradigms for understanding early Jesus traditions and the formation of written Gospels. Since that publication, a more precise and complex picture of first-century media culture has emerged. Yet while issues of orality, aurality, performance, and mnemonics are now well voiced in Synoptic Studies, Johannine scholars remain largely unaware of such issues and their implications. The highly respected contributors to this book seek to fill this lacuna by exploring various applications of orality, literacy, memory,