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The riddles of Jesus in John : a study in tradition and folklore / Tom Thatcher.
Van Pelt Library BS2615.2 .T46 2000
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Library at the Katz Center - Stacks BS2615.2 .T46 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thatcher, Tom, 1967-
- Series:
- Society of Biblical Literature monograph series ; no. 53.
- Monograph series / The Society of Biblical Literature ; no. 53
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. John.
- Folklore in the Bible.
- Riddles.
- Physical Description:
- x, 306 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Society of Biblical Literature, [2000]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Other Consensus 1
- John's Discourses in the Bacon Era 3
- John's Discourses in the Gardner-Smith Era 6
- John's Discourses in the Neirynck Era 34
- The Need for Another "New Look" 39
- Chapter 2 Form Criticism and Folkloristics 43
- The Roots of New Testament Form Criticism 45
- Martin Dibelius: From Tradition to Gospels 45
- Rudolf Bultmann: From Gospels to Tradition 53
- Oral Words are Events 65
- Transmission, Memory, Synchrony, Diachrony 71
- Chapter 3 The Nature of Oral Forms 79
- Situation and Function 80
- Dialogic Discourse 84
- The Rhetorical Situation 88
- Poetics and Speech Acts 94
- Genre and Ideology 99
- Summary: The Nature of Speech Genres 101
- Oral Forms and Johannine Ideology 104
- Chapter 4 The Riddle as a Speech Genre 109
- What is a "Riddle"? 110
- Taylor: Aesthetics and Genre 110
- Abrahams: The Structure of Context 118
- Maranda: Logic, Transformation, Classification 140
- Pepicello and Green: The Language of Ambiguity 151
- Camp and Fontaine: Riddles in Written Texts 167
- Conclusion: The Riddle as Speech Genre and John 178
- Chapter 5 The Riddles of Jesus in John 183
- Riddles and "Misunderstanding" 189
- Riddles and Johannine Source Criticism 193
- Types of Riddles in John 210
- Chapter 6 Dramatic and Neck Riddles in John 213
- Dramatic Riddles in John 213
- Neck Riddles in John 219
- Chapter 7 Mission Riddles in John 231
- Chapter 8 Salvation Riddles in John 263
- Birth/Life Riddles 263
- Consumption Riddles 278
- Salvation Riddles in the Farewell 291
- Johannine Studies 295
- Riddles and Speech Genres 299.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-304) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0884140180
- OCLC:
- 43656985
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