Performing early Christian literature: audience experience and interpretation of the Gospels
"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...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gospels
/ Church
/ Oral tradition
/ Performativity (Cultural sciences)
/ Exegesis
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Gospels
Criticism, interpretation, etc
B RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Generals / New Testament B Bible plays History and criticism B Performance Religious aspects Christianity |
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| 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"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1316516229 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009029209 |