Performing early Christian literature : audience experience and interpretation of the Gospels / Kelly R. Iverson, Baylor University, Texas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iverson, Kelly R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible plays--History and criticism.

Bible plays.

Performance--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Performance.

Bible. Gospels--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Gospels.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"Scholars of early Christian literature acknowledge that oral traditions lie behind the New Testament gospels. While the concept of orality is widely accepted, it has not resulted in a corresponding effort to understand the reception of the gospels within their oral milieu. In this book, Kelly Iverson reconsiders the experiential context in which early Christian literature was received and interpreted. He argues that reading and performance are distinguishable media events, and, significantly, that they produce distinctive interpretive experiences for readers and audiences alike. Iverson marshals an array of methodological perspectives demonstrating how performance generates a unique experiential context that shapes and informs the interpretive process. Iverson's study explores the dynamic oral environment in which ancient audiences experienced the gospel stories. He shows why an understanding of oral performance has important implications for the study of the NT, as well as for several issues that have gone largely unquestioned by biblical scholars"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Iverson, Kelly R. Performing early Christian literature

ISBN:

9781316516225

1316516229

OCLC:

1242406982

Publisher Number:

99988573242