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Audience Experience and Interpretation of the Gospels
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Scholars of early Christian literature acknowledge that oral traditions lie behind the New Testament gospels. While the concept of orality is widely accepted, it has not resulted in a corresponding effort to understand the reception of the gospels within their oral milieu. In this book, Kelly Iverson reconsiders the experiential context in which early Christian literature was received and interpreted. He argues that reading and performance are distinguishable media events, and, significantly, that they produce distinctive interpretive experiences for readers and audiences alike. Iverson marshals an array of methodological perspectives demonstrating how performance generates a unique experiential context that shapes and informs the interpretive process. Iverson's study explores the dynamic oral environment in which ancient audiences experienced the gospel stories. He shows why an understanding of oral performance has important implications for the study of the NT, as well as for several issues that are largely unquestioned by biblical scholars.

Author Biography:

Kelly R. Iverson is Associate Professor of New Testament at Baylor University. He is the author or editor of From Text to Performance: Narrative and Performance Criticisms in Dialogue and Debate (2014), Mark as Story: Retrospect and Prospect (2011), and Gentiles in the Gospel of Mark: 'Even the Dogs under the Table Eat the Children's Crumbs' (2007).
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October 7th, 2021
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  • Professional & Vocational
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Pages
256
Dimensions
145x223x20
ISBN-13
9781316516225
Product ID
34701328

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