Dialogue and Drama: Elements of Greek Tragedy in the Fourth Gospel"The Fourth Evangelist understood the elements of Greek drama and employed them to construct the Gospel's plot. Scholars of literary criticism in the Bible and students of drama alike will find in this text a detailed, compelling, and interdisciplinary study that will answer questions left open by prevailing theories and launch avenues of research that have yet to be explored."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Dramatic Structure | 16 |
Speech as Action | 74 |
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Dialogue and Drama: Elements of Greek Tragedy in the Fourth Gospel Jo-Ann A. Brant No preview available - 2004 |
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