Interpreting New Testament narratives: recovering the author's voice
Front Matter -- Copyright Page /Eric Douglass -- Dedication /Eric Douglass -- Introduction /Eric Douglass -- Reading under Ethics /Eric Douglass -- Communication: Ordinary and Literary /Eric Douglass -- Locating the Text /Eric Douglass -- Entering the Storyworld /Eric Douglass -- Many Characters, Ma...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2018
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| In: |
Biblical interpretation series (volume 169)
Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Douglass, Eric J., Interpreting New Testament narratives : recovering the author's voice] (2019) (Webb, Geoff R.)
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| Series/Journal: | Biblical interpretation series
volume 169 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Testament
/ Methodology
/ Story
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Narration in the Bible
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Front Matter -- Copyright Page /Eric Douglass -- Dedication /Eric Douglass -- Introduction /Eric Douglass -- Reading under Ethics /Eric Douglass -- Communication: Ordinary and Literary /Eric Douglass -- Locating the Text /Eric Douglass -- Entering the Storyworld /Eric Douglass -- Many Characters, Many Perspectives /Eric Douglass -- Experiencing the Event /Eric Douglass -- Translating Story-Meaning /Eric Douglass -- Markan Examples /Eric Douglass -- Back Matter -- Bibliography /Eric Douglass. Narratives are the concrete manifestation of an author’s subjectivity. They function as that person’s voice, and should be treated with the same respect that is granted to all voices. In Interpreting New Testament Narratives , Eric Douglass develops this ethical perspective, so that narratives are treated as communication, and the author’s voice is regarded as a valued perspective. Employing a cross-disciplinary approach, Douglass shows how readers engage narratives as mental simulations, creating a temporary possible world that readers enter and experience. To recover communication, readers locate the events of this world in the culture of the intended audience, and translate this meaning into the modern reader’s worldview. Using a staged reading design, this initial reading is followed by readings of critique |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 281 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-38745-4 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004387454 |
