Essential classroom resource for New Testament courses In this book, a group of international scholars go in detail to explain how the author of the Gospel of John uses a variety of narrative strategies to best tell his story. More than a commentary, this book offers a glimpse at the way an ancient author created and used narrative features such as genre, character, style, persuasion, and even time and space to shape a dramatic story of the life of Jesus. Features: An introduction to the Fourth Gospel through its narrative features and dynamics Fifteen features of story design that comprise the Gospel of John Short, targeted essays about how John works that can be used as starting points for the study of other Gospels/texts
- | Author: Douglas Estes|Ruth Sheridan
- | Publisher: SBL Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 23, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 314 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Religion
- | ISBN-10: 1628371315
- | ISBN-13: 9781628371314
