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Reading and teaching ancient fiction : Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman narratives / edited by Sara Johnson, Ruben Rene Dupertuis, and Chris Shea.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Writings from the Greco-Roman world supplement series ; Number 11.
- Writings from the Greco-Roman World Supplement ; Number 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Classical literature--History and criticism.
- Classical literature.
- Apocryphal books--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Apocryphal books.
- Civilization, Ancient, in literature.
- Literature--Study and teaching.
- Literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, [Georgia] : SBL Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- "The essays in this volume explore facets of ongoing research into the interplay of history, fiction, and narrative in ancient Greco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian texts. Particular attention is given to the way in which ancient authors in a variety of genre and cultural settings employ a range of narrative strategies to reflect on pressing contemporary issues, shape community identity, or provide moral and educational guidance for their readers. This volume, the third in a series of volumes of collected papers emerging from the work of the "Ancient Fictions and Early Christian and Jewish Narrative" section of the Society for Biblical Literature since its formation in 1992, is the first to highlight the growing importance of strategies to integrate the fruits of this research into the university classroom and beyond" -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part 1: Early Christian Narrative
- Desiring Women
- Madly in Love
- Trophy Wives of Christ
- Unsettling Heroes
- Narrative Pathology or Strategy for Making Present and Authorization?
- Part 2: Jews, Greeks, Romans, and Others
- "And Also to the Jews in Their Script"
- History Told by Losers
- According to the Brothers
- A Tale of Two Moseses
- Are Weeping and Falling Down Funny?
- Grotesque and Strange Tales of the Beyond
- Part 3: Pedagogies Ancient and Modern
- Origen and Hypatia
- Teaching Fiction, Teaching Acts
- Signature Pedagogies for Ancient Fiction?
- Teaching Mimesis as a Criterion for Textual Criticism
- A New Subjectivity?
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Ancient Sources Index
- Modern Authors Index
- Subject Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-88414-260-4
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