TY - BOOK AU - Bennema,Cornelis ED - Project Muse, ED - Project Muse. TI - A theory of character in New Testament narrative SN - 9781451484304 AV - BV4599.5.C45 B468 2014 U1 - 248.4 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Baltimore, Maryland PB - Project Muse KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - Character KW - Biblical teaching KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Electronic books KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE; Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-216) and index; Foreword / by R. Alan Culpepper -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction--identifying a dominant pattern/paradigm -- The current state of affairs -- Identifying a pattern or paradigm of character reconstruction -- The plan and approach of the book -- Character in antiquity and modernity--deconstructing the dominant pattern/paradigm -- Character in ancient Hebrew literature -- Character in ancient Greco-Roman literature -- Character in modern literature -- Deconstructing the dominant pattern/paradigm of character reconstruction -- Conclusion -- A theory of character in new testament narrative--constructing a new paradigm -- Character in text and context -- Character analysis and classification -- Character evaluation and significance -- Revisiting ancient characterization -- Conclusion -- Application of the theory--validating the new paradigm -- Characters in the Gospel of Mark -- Characters in the Gospel of John -- Characters in the Acts of the Apostles -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of modern authors UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781451484304/ ER -