Perspectives on the Passion : encountering the Bible through the arts / edited by Christine Joynes ; assistant editor, Nancy Macky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Joynes, Christine E.

Macky, Nancy Ann.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 381.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Library of New Testament studies ; 381

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Passion.

Jesus Christ.

Passion of Jesus Christ.

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Physical Description:

xviii, 206 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark, [2007]

Summary:

The importance of the reception history of biblical texts has received growing recognition in recent years. Perspectives on the Passion provides an engaging and illuminating addition to the field, with its particular focus on the use, influence and impact of the passion narratives in art, music, literature and theology. Maximizing the interdisciplinary nature of reception history, Christine Joynes has gathered together a wide range of contributions from scholars across the Humanities. The volume examines material from a variety of contexts and media, and includes over 40 illustrations.

Ulrich Luz considers the passion in art, highlighting the significant contribution of artists to biblical interpretation. Emma Hornby illustrates musical exegesis through her analysis of Good Friday chants. Peter Hawkins examines literary portrayals of the Gethsemane 'Moment', and Jaime Lara discusses Christian cannibalism and human sacrifice, relating images of the passion to the conversion of the Aztecs. Through these and other such innovative and incisive contributions, significant questions are raised about the interpretation of the passion narratives throughout history.

Contents:

Introduction / Christine E. Joynes

'Effective history' and art: a hermeneutical study with examples from the Passion narrative / Ulrich Luz

He who hesitates is human: literary portrayals of the Gethsemane 'moment' / Peter S. Hawkins

The transforming power of the Cross / Timothy Gorringe

The Passion in early Christian art / Robin M. Jensen

From Nativity to Resurrection: musical and exegetical reasonances in the Good Friday chants Domine Audiui and Qui Habitat / Emma Hornby

In Persona Mariae: singing the Song of Songs as a Passion commentary / William T. Flynn

Emblem and irony: Passion narrative in post-Reformation hymnody / J.R. Watson

Christian cannibalism and human(e) sacrifice: the Passion in the conversion of the Aztecs / Jaime Lara

The Mass and the theatre: sacrifice and murder in Othello / Regina M. Schwartz

Bad Friday / Sara Maitland

Afterword / Nancy Macky.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780567033628

0567033627

OCLC:

219991451