Repetitions and variations - experiencing the power of the Gospel of John as literary symphony

A functional reading of the fourth Gospel can be compared to listening to a well balanced musical symphony in which, by way of comparison, a rhetorical transaction with theological effects is communicated. After applying Egan's definition of plot, it is found that the reader of John's Gosp...

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1. VerfasserIn: Du Rand, Jan A. 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: NTWSA 1996
In: Neotestamentica
Jahr: 1996, Band: 30, Heft: 1, Seiten: 59-70
weitere Schlagwörter:B Theology
B Gospel of john
B Reader-response criticism
B Interpretation criticism
B Narrative Criticism
B Christianity
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Zusammenfassung:A functional reading of the fourth Gospel can be compared to listening to a well balanced musical symphony in which, by way of comparison, a rhetorical transaction with theological effects is communicated. After applying Egan's definition of plot, it is found that the reader of John's Gospel experiences the effective meaning in a comprehensible, emotional sequence, because of a particular sense of causality. The power of John's narrative lies in the presentation of relationship. This forces the reader to become affectively involved. In the Johannine model of relationships affective meaning flows from the Father, through the Son and Paraclete to come to fulfilment in the relationships of the disciples.
ISSN:2518-4628
Enthält:Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_431