Gospel of John in Cultural and Rhetorical Perspective

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. Neyrey's scholarly study will certainly educate -- and at times provoke -- attentive readers.

Author: Jerome H. Neyrey
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 509
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780802848666

About the Author
Neyrey, Jerome H.: - Jerome H. Neyrey is professor emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. His many books include Render to God: New Testament Understandings of the Divine and The Social World of Luke-Acts: Models for Interpretation.

This title is not returnable