Early Christian and Jewish Narrative
The Role of Religion in Shaping Narrative Forms
Edited by Ilaria L. E. Ramelli Edited by Judith Perkins
Hardback (Published)
(April 2015)
ISBN: 9783161520334
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The authors of this volume elucidate the remarkable role played by religion in the shaping of narrative forms in antiquity and late antiquity in a variety of ways. This is particularly evident in ancient Jewish and Christian narrative, which is in the focus of most of the contributions, but also in some “pagan” novels such as that of Heliodorus.
The authors of this volume elucidate the remarkable role played by religion in the shaping and reshaping of narrative forms in antiquity and late antiquity in a variety of ways. This is particularly evident in ancient Jewish and Christian narrative, but also in some “pagan” novels such as that of Heliodorus. These essays, from different points of view, illuminate the interplay between narrative and religion, and show how religious concerns and agendas shaped narrative forms in Judaism and early Christianity. These compelling and innovative articles are all based on fresh and often groundbreaking research by outstanding scholars. Contributors: Kathryn Chew, Mark J. Edwards, Erich S. Gruen, Vincent Hunink, Karen L. King, David Konstan, Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta, Dennis R. MacDonald, Laura Salah Nasrallah, Judith Perkins, Richard I. Pervo, Ilaria Ramelli, Svetla Slaveva-Griffin, Lawrence M. Wills
Ilaria Ramelli/Judith Perkins: Introduction: The Role of Religion in Shaping Narrative Forms
Part 1: Ancient Jewish Narrative
Lawrence M. Wills: The Differentiation of History and Novel: Controlling the Past, Playing with the Past - Erich S. Gruen: The Twisted Tales of Artapanus: Biblical Rewritings as Novelistic Narrative - David Konstan: The Testament of Abraham and Greek Romance
Part 2: Christian Gospels, Acts, Biographies, and Martyrdoms
Karen L. King: Endings: The Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Judas - Laura Salah Nasrallah: "Out of Love for Paul": History and Fiction and the Afterlife of the Apostle Paul - Dennis R. MacDonald: Jesus and Dionysian Polymorphism in the Acts of John - Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta: A Syriac Original for the Acts of Thomas? The Hypothesis of Syriac Priority Revisited - Mark J. Edwards: The Deferred Fulfilment of Prophecy in Early Christian Fiction - Vincent Hunink: Following Paul: The Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca as an Ancient Novel - Richard I. Pervo: Dare and Back: The Stories of Xanthippe and Polyxena - Ilaria Ramelli: The Addai-Abgar Narrative: Its Development through Literary Genres and Religious Agendas - Kathryn Chew: "On Fire with Desire" (πυρουμένη πόθῳ): Passion and Conversion in the Ancient Greek Novels and Early Christian Female Virgin Martyr Accounts
Part 3: "Pagan" and Christian Narratives: Social Worlds and Philosophical Agendas
Judith Perkins: Competing Voices in Imperial Fiction - Svetla Slaveva-Griffin: Argumentum ex Silentio: Religion in Heliodorus' Aethiopica
Ilaria L. E. Ramelli (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1973; earned two MAs, a PhD, a postdoc, and two Habilitations to Full Professor (History of Philosophy and Ancient Greek); Full Professor of Theology and Endowed Chair (Angelicum); Senior Visiting Professor of Greek Thought (Harvard); Senior Fellow/Member (Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, Princeton); Honorary Professor of Theology (Durham, KUL), of Philosophy (Stanford); Humboldt Forschungspreis awardee (Erfurt MWK, Bonn), and the Director of International Research Projects.
Judith Perkins (Herausgegeben von)
Born 1944; MA, PhD, University of Toronto; Professor Emeritus of Classics and Humanities, University of Saint Joseph.
- Edited by Ilaria L. E. Ramelli
- Edited by Judith Perkins
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