Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective
Jerome H. NeyreyPaperback 2009-11-10
Can anything more possibly be said about John's Gospel? Yes, says Jerome Neyrey, by interpreting it in two fresh ways - by reading this "maverick Gospel" in terms of ancient rhetoric and by viewing it in terms of cultural anthropology. ??A highly respected scholar, Neyrey distinctively illuminates the Gospel of John, casting new light on such topics as Jesus the revealer practicing secrecy, foot-washing as transformation ritual, and the Jewish background of Jesus' equality with God, of Jesus being "greater than" Abraham. ??Attentive readers may be tweaked by Neyrey's scholarly study as they read, but they will not fall asleep?
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Given all that has been written about the Gospel of John over the past twenty centuries, can anything more possibly be said about it? Yes, says Jerome Neyrey by reading this maverick Gospel in terms of ancient rhetoric and by viewing it in terms of cultural anthropology. / By interpreting the text in these two fresh ways, Neyrey distinctively illuminates the Gospel of John, casting new light on its theological message and on such topics as Jesus the revealer practicing secrecy, foot-washing as transformation ritual, and the Jewish background of Jesus equality with God, of Jesus being greater than Abraham. Neyreys scholarly study will certainly educate and at times provoke attentive readers.
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Can anything more possibly be said about John's Gospel? Yes, says Jerome Neyrey, by interpreting it in two fresh ways - by reading this "maverick Gospel" in terms of ancient rhetoric and by viewing it in terms of cultural anthropology. ??A highly respected scholar, Neyrey distinctively illuminates the Gospel of John, casting new light on such topics as Jesus the revealer practicing secrecy, foot-washing as transformation ritual, and the Jewish background of Jesus' equality with God, of Jesus being "greater than" Abraham. ??Attentive readers may be tweaked by Neyrey's scholarly study as they read, but they will not fall asleep?
-Publisher.
Publisher Description
Given all that has been written about the Gospel of John over the past twenty centuries, can anything more possibly be said about it? Yes, says Jerome Neyrey by reading this maverick Gospel in terms of ancient rhetoric and by viewing it in terms of cultural anthropology. / By interpreting the text in these two fresh ways, Neyrey distinctively illuminates the Gospel of John, casting new light on its theological message and on such topics as Jesus the revealer practicing secrecy, foot-washing as transformation ritual, and the Jewish background of Jesus equality with God, of Jesus being greater than Abraham. Neyreys scholarly study will certainly educate and at times provoke attentive readers.