John as Divine Romance: Reading the Fourth Gospel with the Ancient Novel - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Eric Foster-WhiddonSeries:Biblical InterpretationTheme:Chronological Period/Ancient (To 499 A.D.), Religious Orientation/ChristianPublish date:4/30/2026Pages:218
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004740532ISBN-10:9004740538UPC:9789004740532Book Category:Religion, Literary Collections, PoetryBook Subcategory:Christianity, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.504Product ID:SCQMHJNWMJ
Why does the Gospel of John tell its story of Jesus the way that it does? Informed by semiotic theory, Eric Foster-Whiddon reads the Fourth Gospel in comparison with the Greek novel Callirhoe, observing how recognition, beauty, travel, and love function in both narratives as intertextual frames that pressure the reader to infer meaning. Analysis of these intertextual frames informs a hypothetical recovery of the cultural encyclopedia from which authors and (more importantly for this study) readers in first-century western Asia Minor would draw when composing or interpreting a story like the Gospel of John or Callirhoe.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004740532ISBN-10:9004740538UPC:9789004740532Book Category:Religion, Literary Collections, PoetryBook Subcategory:Christianity, Ancient, Classical & Medieval, Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.25 x 6.10 x 0.56 inchesWeight:0.504Product ID:SCQMHJNWMJ
Eric Foster-Whiddon (Ph.D., St Andrews) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Director of Graduate Studies in Ministry at Tabor College. He researches the New Testament and early Christian writings in their ancient philosophical and literary contexts.
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