Recognizing the stranger : recognition scenes in the Gospel of John / / by Kasper Bro Larsen.
Recognizing the Stranger is the first monographic study of recognition scenes and motifs in the Gospel of John. The recognition type-scene ( anagnōrisis ) was a common feature in ancient drama and narrative, highly valued by Aristotle as a touching moment of truth, e.g., in Oedipus’ tragic self-disc...
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| Superior document: | Biblical interpretation series, |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Biblical interpretation series ;
v. 93. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Recognizing the Stranger is the first monographic study of recognition scenes and motifs in the Gospel of John. The recognition type-scene ( anagnōrisis ) was a common feature in ancient drama and narrative, highly valued by Aristotle as a touching moment of truth, e.g., in Oedipus’ tragic self-discovery and Odysseus’ happy homecoming. The book offers a reconstruction of the conventions of the genre and argues that it is one of the most recurrent and significant literary forms in the Gospel. When portraying Jesus as the divine stranger from heaven, the Gospel employs and transforms the formal and ideological structures of the type-scene in order to show how Jesus’ true identity can be recognized behind the half-mask of his human appearance. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-242) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1283060922 9786613060921 9047433440 |
| ISSN: | 0928-0731 ; v. 93 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Kasper Bro Larsen. |