John as Storyteller: Narrative Criticism and the Fourth GospelIn this widely acclaimed study of John's Gospel, Mark W.G. Stibbe shows how the fourth evangelist uses all the tactics of a skilled storyteller to promote his distinctive Christology. Literary and historical methodologies are integrated by the author in his narrative criticism, and a new, holistic approach to the gospel literature is suggested thereby. |
Contents
The practical criticism of Johns narrative | 5 |
The narrative artistry and unity of John | 13 |
The practical criticism of the fourth gospel | 22 |
Genre criticism of Johns narrative | 30 |
Structuralist genre criticism and the gospels | 39 |
The narrative genre of Johns story | 46 |
The Social function of Johns narrative | 50 |
Reconstructing the Johannine community | 56 |
The trial of the king John 18281916a | 105 |
The slaughter of the lamb John 1916b42 | 113 |
A genre criticism of John 1819 | 121 |
The passion as tragic story | 129 |
John 1819 and the myth of Dionysus | 139 |
A sociological reading of John 1819 | 148 |
Source and redaction in John 19257 | 154 |
The social function of John 19257 | 161 |
The social function of Johns narrative | 61 |
The narrativehistorical approach to Johns story | 67 |
Narrative and source | 76 |
Narrative and gospel | 85 |
AN APPLICATION OF THE METHOD OF NARRATIVE CRITICISM TO JOHN 1819 | 93 |
Introduction | 95 |
A practical criticism of John 1819 | 96 |
A narrativehistorical approach to John 1819 | 168 |
Narrative and source | 179 |
Narrative and gospel | 189 |
Conclusion | 197 |
References | 200 |
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John as Storyteller: Narrative Criticism and the Fourth Gospel Mark W. G. Stibbe No preview available - 1992 |
Common terms and phrases
analysis Annas approach argued arrest arrest of Jesus Bacchae Barabbas Bethany Caiaphas chapter characters crucified crucifixion Culpepper death of Jesus depicted Dionysiac Dionysus disciples discourse divine dramatic elusive emplotment episodes example fact Father Fortna fourth gospel genre criticism gospel of John Gospel of Mark Hengel high priest historical images interrogation Jerusalem Jewish Jews Johannine community John as Storyteller John the storyteller John's gospel John's narrative John's passion John's story Judas king Lazarus Lindars Luke Mark miracles myth narrative Christology narrative criticism narrative form narrative history narrative source narrator NT narrative passion account passion narrative passover Pentheus peripeteia Peter Pilate Pilate's plot Propp question reader redaction criticism Roman says scene Schnackenburg scholars Secondly sense shepherd signs gospel social function sociological soldiers story of Jesus structural exegesis structuralist suggests symbolic synagogue Synoptic theme theological time-shape tradition tragedy trial unity whilst words
References to this book
The Gospel of the Beloved Disciple: A Work in Two Editions Herman C. Waetjen No preview available - 2005 |