Quest for the Fictional Jesus (eBook)

Gospel Rewrites, Gospel (Re)Interpretation, and Christological Portraits within Jesus Novels

Margaret E Ramey (Autor)

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2017
226 Seiten
The Lutterworth Press (Verlag)
978-0-7188-4580-3 (ISBN)

Infos

For almost two millennia, Jesus' story has been retold in various forms and fashions but in the last century a new way of reimagining the man from Galilee has sprung up in the form of novels about the life ofJesus. While the novels themselves are asvaried as their authors, this work aims to introduce readers to some common literary strategies and theological agendas found in this phenomenon by surveying a few prominent examples. It also explores the question of what happens when we examine theintertextual play between these reimaginings and their Gospel progenitors as we allow these contemporary novels to pose new questions to their ancient counterparts. An intriguing hermeneutical circle ensues as we embark on our quest for the fictional Jesus and accompany his incarnations as they lead us back to re-examine the canonical portraits of Jesus anew.

Rezensionen

"In this bold experiment, Meg Ramey's nimble examination of selected Jesus novels enables her to frame key issues in the reception history of the Jesus story and to approach New Testament texts afresh in light of that framework. If the hermeneutical flow of this study is refreshing, so too are its many contributions. A welcome enquiry into a neglected but important field of research."-Bruce W. Longenecker, Chair of Religion, Baylor University"A book-length study of representations of Jesus in fiction is long overdue, and this one serves as an erudite and creative benchmark."-Zeba Crook, Associate Professor, Carleton University

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.3.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Christian Fiction • Literary Studies • Religious Studies
• ISBN-10: 0-7188-4580-3 / 0718845803
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7188-4580-3 / 9780718845803