Rhetoric and Theology: Figural Reading of John 9 (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft Und Die Kunde Der Alteren Kirche) [Hardcover]

William M. Wright (Author)

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Publication Date: October 16, 2009 | ISBN-10: 3110221632 | ISBN-13: 978-3110221633 | Edition: 1

This monograph on John 9 makes extensive use of premodern Christian exegesis as a resource for New Testament studies. The study reframes the existing critique of the two-level reading of John 9 as allegory in terms of premodern exegetical practices. It offers a hermeneutical critique of the two-level reading strategy as a kind of figural exegesis, rather than historical reconstruction, through an extensive comparison with Augustine´s interpretation of John 9. A review of several premodern Christian readings of John 9 suggests an alternative way of understanding this account in terms of Greco-Roman rhetoric. John 9 resembles the rhetorical argumentation associated with chreia elaboration and the complete argument to display Jesus´ identity as the Light of the World. This analysis illustrates the inseparability of form and content, rhetoric and theology, in the Fourth Gospel.

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William M. Wright IV, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: De Gruyter; 1 edition (October 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3110221632
• ISBN-13: 978-3110221633
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,115,961 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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