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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789514703321

Autore

Anderson Janice Capel <1952->

Titolo

Matthew's narrative web : over, and over, and over again / / Janice Capel Anderson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : JSOT Press, , [1994]

©1994

ISBN

1-283-20023-6

9786613200235

0-567-51660-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 91

Library of New Testament studies

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersonJanice Capel <1952->

Disciplina

226.2/066

Soggetti

Narration in the Bible

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 (pages [243]-250) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND METHOD; Chapter 2 NARRATIVE RHETORIC: NARRATOR AND NARRATEE, DIRECT COMMENTARY, AND POINT OF VIEW; Chapter 3 CHARACTER; Chapter 4 PLOT; Chapter 5 CONCLUSION: LITERARY ANALYSES OF REPETITION IN NARRATIVE, READER-RESPONSE, AND AURALITY; Appendix A EXTENDED VERBAL REPETITION IN THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW; Appendix B EXTENDED REPETITIONS OF NINE WORDS OR MORE; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The Gospel of Matthew contains many repeated phrases and double stories. Scholars have usually used this as evidence to support various source theories. Taking a different approach, this book uses narrative and reader-response criticisms to explore the role verbal repetition plays in the rhetoric, characterization, and plot of the Gospel. The importance of variation, context, and the temporal dimension of narrative is highlighted. A concluding chapter treats two literary studies of repetition in modern narrative and the relation of narrative and reader-response criticisms to aural reception of