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The gospels as stories : a narrative approach to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John / Jeannine K. Brown.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2020]Description: xiv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801049842
  • 0801049849
  • 9781540963123
  • 1540963128
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version : The gospels as stories DDC classification:
  • 226/.066 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2555.52 .B756 2020
Contents:
The turn to gospels as stories: narrative criticism in gospel studies -- The selection, sequence, and shape of the story -- Narrative plotting in the gospel of Luke -- The people in the story -- Matthew's characterization of the disciples -- The stories behind the story -- Intertextuality in John: Passover Lamb and creation's renewal -- How a story theologizes -- The God of Mark's gospel -- The ongoing power of the gospels as stories.
Summary: Popular writer and teacher Jeannine Brown shows how a narrative approach illuminates each of the Gospels, helping readers see the overarching stories. This book offers a corrective to tendencies to read the Gospels piecemeal, one story at a time. It is filled with numerous examples and visual aids that show how narrative criticism brings the text to life, making it an ideal supplementary textbook for courses on the Gospels. Readers will gain hands-on tools and perspectives to interpret the Gospels as whole stories.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Course reserves
Book on Reserve Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia Reserve Books (Short-term Checkouts) BS2555.52 .B756 2020 Available 31794003220671

ULS: Experiencing and Performing the Gospel ULS: Spring 2024

Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) BS2555.52 .B756 2020 Available 31826003536134

ULS: Experiencing and Performing the Gospel ULS: Spring 2024

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The turn to gospels as stories: narrative criticism in gospel studies -- The selection, sequence, and shape of the story -- Narrative plotting in the gospel of Luke -- The people in the story -- Matthew's characterization of the disciples -- The stories behind the story -- Intertextuality in John: Passover Lamb and creation's renewal -- How a story theologizes -- The God of Mark's gospel -- The ongoing power of the gospels as stories.

Popular writer and teacher Jeannine Brown shows how a narrative approach illuminates each of the Gospels, helping readers see the overarching stories. This book offers a corrective to tendencies to read the Gospels piecemeal, one story at a time. It is filled with numerous examples and visual aids that show how narrative criticism brings the text to life, making it an ideal supplementary textbook for courses on the Gospels. Readers will gain hands-on tools and perspectives to interpret the Gospels as whole stories.

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