Description: Further DetailsTitle: What Are the Gospels?Condition: NewSubtitle: A Comparison with Graeco-Roman BiographyEAN: 9781481308755ISBN: 9781481308755Publisher: Baylor University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/24/2020Description: The publication of Richard Burridge's What Are the Gospels? in 1992 inaugurated a transformation in Gospel studies by overturning the previous consensus about Gospel uniqueness. Burridge argued convincingly for an understanding of the Gospels as biographies, a ubiquitous genre in the Graeco-Roman world. To establish this claim, Burridge compared each of the four canonical Gospels to the many extant Graeco-Roman biographies. Drawing on insights from literary theory, he demonstrated that the previously widespread view of the Gospels as unique compositions was false. Burridge went on to discuss what a properly ""biographical"" perspective might mean for Gospel interpretation, which was amply demonstrated in the revised second edition reflecting on how his view had become the new consensus. This third, twenty-fifth anniversary edition not only celebrates the continuing influence of What Are the Gospels?, but also features a major new contribution in which Burridge analyzes recent debates and scholarship about the Gospels. Burridge both answers his critics and reflects upon the new directions now being taken by those who accept the biographical approach. This new edition also features as an appendix a significant article in which he tackles the related problem of the genre of Acts. A proven book with lasting staying power, What Are the Gospels? is not only still as relevant and instructive as it was when first published, but will also doubtlessly inspire new research and scholarship in the years ahead.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 228mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 724gAuthor: Richard A. BurridgeGenre: BiographyTopic: Literary Criticism, Language & Reference, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: What Are the Gospels?
Title: What Are the Gospels?
Subtitle: A Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography
EAN: 9781481308755
ISBN: 9781481308755
Release Date: 02/24/2020
Release Year: 2020
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Biography
Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 524 Pages
Publication Name: What Are the Gospels? : a Comparison with Graeco-Roman Biography
Language: English
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Item Height: 1.8 in
Subject: Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, Ancient & Classical, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament
Publication Year: 2020
Features: New Edition
Item Weight: 27.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Richard A. Burridge
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Religion
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
