Departure and consolation : the Johannine farewell discourses in light of Greco-Roman literature /
Parsenios, George L.
Departure and consolation : the Johannine farewell discourses in light of Greco-Roman literature / by George L. Parsenios. - 1 online resource (x, 174 pages) - Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 117 0167-9732 ; . - Novum Testamentum, Supplements 117. Novum Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264557. .
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Yale University, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-164) and indexes.
Preliminary Material / The One and the Many / “Arise, Let us Go Forth!” / The Thematics of Tokenness / And the Flesh Became Words / Summary and Conclusion / Bibliography / Index of Modern Authors / Index of Ancient Sources / George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios.
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In contrast to the common opinion that the Johannine Farewell Discourses represent solely the Jewish genre of the Testament, George Parsenios argues that features of the discourses are misread or missed completely apart from Greco-Roman literature. Evidence from classical drama, for instance, assists in reading Jesus' return to the Father as a dramatic exit and, further, accounts for the puzzling delay of Jesus at 14:31 without recourse to redaction theories. Consolation literature and the literary symposium emphasize Jesus' continuing and consoling presence, with particular attention to the Paraclete's role as doppelgänger. The thread that binds the various chapters into a coherent whole, therefore, is the utility of classical literature in clarifying Jesus' consoling presence even after his departure to the Father.
9789047407010
10.1163/9789047407010 DOI
Bible.--New Testament.--John XIII-XVII.--Language, style.
Farewells in the Bible.
Greek literature, Hellenistic--History and criticism.
Farewells in literature.
BS2615.6.F35 / P37 2005
226.5066
Departure and consolation : the Johannine farewell discourses in light of Greco-Roman literature / by George L. Parsenios. - 1 online resource (x, 174 pages) - Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 117 0167-9732 ; . - Novum Testamentum, Supplements 117. Novum Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264557. .
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Yale University, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-164) and indexes.
Preliminary Material / The One and the Many / “Arise, Let us Go Forth!” / The Thematics of Tokenness / And the Flesh Became Words / Summary and Conclusion / Bibliography / Index of Modern Authors / Index of Ancient Sources / George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios -- George L. Parsenios.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
In contrast to the common opinion that the Johannine Farewell Discourses represent solely the Jewish genre of the Testament, George Parsenios argues that features of the discourses are misread or missed completely apart from Greco-Roman literature. Evidence from classical drama, for instance, assists in reading Jesus' return to the Father as a dramatic exit and, further, accounts for the puzzling delay of Jesus at 14:31 without recourse to redaction theories. Consolation literature and the literary symposium emphasize Jesus' continuing and consoling presence, with particular attention to the Paraclete's role as doppelgänger. The thread that binds the various chapters into a coherent whole, therefore, is the utility of classical literature in clarifying Jesus' consoling presence even after his departure to the Father.
9789047407010
10.1163/9789047407010 DOI
Bible.--New Testament.--John XIII-XVII.--Language, style.
Farewells in the Bible.
Greek literature, Hellenistic--History and criticism.
Farewells in literature.
BS2615.6.F35 / P37 2005
226.5066