Function of Narrative Comments in the Gospel of John

A Literary and Linguistic Analysis

AvDavid A. Lamb

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Scholars have long noted that comments by the author or editor, often referred to as “narrative asides” or “parentheses,” are frequent in the Fourth Gospel. The Function of Narrative Comments in the Gospel of John:A Literary and Linguistic Analysis is a comprehensive guide to this significant feature. In the vein of Gilbert Van Belle’s Les Parenthèses dans L’Évangile de Jean (1985), Lamb provides a detailed analysis of the terminology, definition, and categorization of these comments, and interacts extensively with existing scholarship. He looks at the role of the comments in the Gospel’s composition, assesses their function using insights from literary theory, dramatic theory, and sociolinguistics, and makes comparisons with OT historical writings, the Synoptic Gospels, and the works of Herodotus and Thucydides. He concludes that the narrative comments are an integral part of the text, which reflect the authority of the author, and that they have significant implications for our exegesis of the Gospel.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-02-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt:586 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Interpreting Johannine Literature
Antal sidor:308
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781978715844

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Mer om författaren

David A. Lamb is an honorary research fellow in Biblical Studies at the University of Manchester, UK, and a former visiting scholar in Linguistics at Bangor University, UK.

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David Lamb brings his considerable literary and linguistic skills to this thorough re-examination of the narrative “asides” or comments in John’s Gospel. Asking fresh questions and challenging previous assumptions about their number, nature and functions, Lamb’s up to date, clear, careful and comprehensive study makes a convincing case that they are integral to the narrative rather than some secondary feature. All readers intrigued by this aspect of the Gospel will find Lamb’s work an indispensable aid in their thinking about its significance.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionChapter 1: Survey Of LiteratureChapter 2: Terminology, Definitions, and CategorizationChapter 3: An Annotated List of Narrative Comments in the Gospel of JohnChapter 4: The Process of CompositionChapter 5: Whose Comments: The Narrator’s or the Author’s?Chapter 6: Towards a Comparative StudyConclusions: The Function of Narrative Comments in the Gospel of John