
Jesus Reads Scripture
The Function of Jesus' Use of Scripture in the Synoptic Gospels
Emerson B. Powery(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 29. November 2002
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-90-04-12659-6 (ISBN)
Description
This project highlights Jesus' use of scripture within each Synoptic Gospel as an important component of each Gospel's narrative rhetoric. Using literary analysis-particularly composition criticism, narrative criticism, and comparative analysis-the main object of study is the explicit citation of Jesus, rather than any implied citation, allusion or echo. Concentration on the latter areas offers insight into the way scripture was understood by Christians and Jews in Second Temple Judaism, however, the study of explicit citations provides the basis upon which we assume other allusions may be heard by first century audiences. The study concludes that each Gospel offers its own distinctive portrayal of Jesus' use of scripture based on each one's narrative rhetoric.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-12659-6 (9789004126596)
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Emerson B. Powery, Ph.D. (1999) in New Testament and Christian Origins, Duke University, is Assistant Professor of New Testament and Assistant Director, Graduate Studies in Religion at Lee University. He has co-edited The Spirit and the Mind: Essays in Informed Pentecostalism.