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John as Divine Romance
Reading the Fourth Gospel with the Ancient Novel
Series: - Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume: 236
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Why does the Gospel of John tell its story of Jesus the way that it does? Informed by semiotic theory, Eric Foster-Whiddon reads the Fourth Gospel in comparison with the Greek novel Callirhoe, observing how recognition, beauty, travel, and love function in both narratives as intertextual frames that pressure the reader to infer meaning. Analysis of these intertextual frames informs a hypothetical recovery of the cultural encyclopedia from which authors and (more importantly for this study) readers in first-century western Asia Minor would draw when composing or interpreting a story like the Gospel of John or Callirhoe.
Eric Foster-Whiddon (Ph.D., St Andrews) is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Director of Graduate Studies in Ministry at Tabor College. He researches the New Testament and early Christian writings in their ancient philosophical and literary contexts.
AcknowledgementsâIx
List Figures and Tables
AbbreviationsI
1 Introduction
â1âThe Fourth Gospel in Comparison ⦠to What?
â2âFour Intertextual Frames
â3âComparison and Interpretive Implications
â4âThe Novel in Antiquity
â5âAuthorship, Provenance, and Dating of Callirhoe
â6âAuthorship, Provenance, and Dating of GJohn
â7âAudience and Reception of the Ideal Novels
â8âAudience and Reception of GJohn
â9âConclusion
2 Recognition
â1âRecognition: an Introduction
â2âRecognition in Callirhoe
â3âRecognition in GJohn
â4âConclusion
3 Beauty
â1âDefining Beauty
â2âBeauty in Callirhoe
â3âÎÏξα in GJohn
â4âPriority of δÏξα and Absence of ÎºÎ¬Î»Î»Î¿Ï in GJohn
â5âConclusion
4 Travel
â1âThe Function of Travel in the Ideal Novels
â2âTravel in Callirhoe
â3âTravel in GJohn
â4âReturn and Restoration of Status
â5âConclusion
5 Love
â1âLove in Callirhoe
â2âLove in GJohn
â3âScheintod in the Ancient Novel and GJohn
â4âJohn 11 as Micro-Narrative
â5âConclusion
6 Conclusion
â1âLiterary Implications
â2âHermeneutical Implications
â3âTheological Implications
â4âSocio-Historical Implications
â5âConclusion
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Ancient Subjects
List Figures and Tables
AbbreviationsI
1 Introduction
â1âThe Fourth Gospel in Comparison ⦠to What?
â2âFour Intertextual Frames
â3âComparison and Interpretive Implications
â4âThe Novel in Antiquity
â5âAuthorship, Provenance, and Dating of Callirhoe
â6âAuthorship, Provenance, and Dating of GJohn
â7âAudience and Reception of the Ideal Novels
â8âAudience and Reception of GJohn
â9âConclusion
2 Recognition
â1âRecognition: an Introduction
â2âRecognition in Callirhoe
â3âRecognition in GJohn
â4âConclusion
3 Beauty
â1âDefining Beauty
â2âBeauty in Callirhoe
â3âÎÏξα in GJohn
â4âPriority of δÏξα and Absence of ÎºÎ¬Î»Î»Î¿Ï in GJohn
â5âConclusion
4 Travel
â1âThe Function of Travel in the Ideal Novels
â2âTravel in Callirhoe
â3âTravel in GJohn
â4âReturn and Restoration of Status
â5âConclusion
5 Love
â1âLove in Callirhoe
â2âLove in GJohn
â3âScheintod in the Ancient Novel and GJohn
â4âJohn 11 as Micro-Narrative
â5âConclusion
6 Conclusion
â1âLiterary Implications
â2âHermeneutical Implications
â3âTheological Implications
â4âSocio-Historical Implications
â5âConclusion
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Ancient Subjects
This book would be of interest to biblical scholars, classicists, post-graduates, research institutions, and libraries. It relates to the subject areas of canonical gospels, ancient novels, comparative studies of ancient Greek literature, literary studies of the gospels, semiotics and literature, and ancient genre theory.