John W. Daniels

Gossiping Jesus

The Oral Processing of Jesus in John's Gospel

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Readers of the Gospels are typically attuned to the words of Jesus while paying comparatively little attention to what other characters in the narratives say about him. This innovative study of John's Gospel looks at the text through the lens of a routinely misunderstood mode of speech, namely, gossip. Focusing on talk about Jesus in John, the author unpacks the intricate relationship between gossip and various social dynamics of Jesus' world, demonstrating how they collude to construct Jesus' identity. Ultimately, it is suggested that John presents a Jesus whose identity is elusive to both outsiders like the Pharisees and insiders like his d… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-62189-871-9
EAN: 9781621898719
Produktnummer: 30236968
Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 126 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'105 KB

Über den Autor

John W. Daniels Jr. (Jack) is reference and instruction librarian at the Proctor Library at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, where he also serves as adjunct professor of religion for the humanities department.