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Rhetoric and Theology

Figural Reading of John 9

  • Hardback
  • 248 pages
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter& Co
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

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This monograph on "John 9" makes extensive use of premodern Christian exegesis as a resource for New Testament studies. It draws on ancient Christian ways of reading Scripture in a 'more-than-literal' or 'figural' way to critique the modern trend to understand John's Gospel as recounting the history of the evangelist's community. This study also examines a variety of premodern interpretations of "John 9" for insight into the chapter's theological and rhetorical dimensions. Building upon the premoderns' observations, it argues that "John 9" resembles a mode of Greco-Roman rhetorical argumentation and expression to present Jesus as the Light of the World. This analysis illustrates the inseparability of form and content, rhetoric and theology, in the "Fourth Gospel".
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  • Title

    Rhetoric and Theology

  • Author

    William M. Wright

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Walter de Gruyter& Co

  • Published

    October 2009

  • Weight

    545g

  • Page Count

    248

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9783110221633

  • ISBN-10

    3110221632

  • Eden Code

    2642703

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