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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812370203321

Autore

Ball David Mark

Titolo

'I am' in John's Gospel : literary function, background and theological implications / / David Mark Ball

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1996]

©1996

ISBN

1-283-19969-6

9786613199690

0-567-44899-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 pages)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 124

Disciplina

226.5/06

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 [284]-293) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. SUGGESTED BACKGROUND TO 'I AM': A SURVEY OF SCHOLARSHIP; Chapter 1; POSSIBLE PARALLELS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD; Part II. THE WORLD OF THE TEXT: A LITERARY ANALYSIS OF THE FUNCTION OF 'EYW EIUL' in JOHN'S GOSPEL; Chapter 2; LITERARY CRITERIA; Chapter 3; LITERARY STUDIES; Chapter 4; THE LITERARY FUNCTION OF EYW EIUL IN THE WHOLE GOSPEL:SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS; Part III. THE WORLD BEHIND THE TEXT: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND TO 'I AM'; Chapter 5; DELIMITING THE SOURCES; Chapter 6; JESUS' IDENTITY: UNPREDICATED 'I AM' SAYINGS; Chapter 7

JESUS' ROLE: 'I AM' WITH ITS ACCOMPANYING IMAGESChapter 8; RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION; Part IV. THE WORLD BEYOND THE TEXT: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS; Chapter 9; POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR OTHER AREAS OF JOHANNINE STUDY; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Here is a set of literary studies, in which various criteria from narrative criticism are employed to determine the literary function of 'ego eimi' in the Gospel of John. How does the phrase contribute? What role does it play in the portrayal of Jesus as the dominant character of the Gospel in Johannine irony? There is a greater interaction between different forms



of saying than has generally been acknowledged, and Ball draws out a number of implications of his findings for other areas of Johannine study.