Research Catalog

Title

Watching a biblical narrative : point of view in biblical exegesis / Gary Yamasaki.

Author

Yamasaki, Gary.

Publication

New York : T & T Clark, ©2007.

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Details

Description

vii, 230 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"This volume by New Testament scholar Gary Yamasaki is written for biblical exegetes as the first complete guide to the literary concept of "point of view." He argues that the selection of one point of view over another can affect how the reader understands a text and that point-of-view analysis should be included in the standard process of biblical exegesis. In developing a methodology to both recognize and discern the significance of the shift in point of view throughout biblical narrative, Yamasaki employs the insights of nuanced secular literary criticism that have confused many biblical scholars regarding the understanding of perspective. This confusion arises because biblical scholars are concerned with how an understanding of point of view in the biblical narrative affects the interpretation whereas secular scholars emphasize both evaluating the effectiveness of point of view and the study of poetics, the systematic science of literature."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Bible > Criticism, Narrative
• Bible
• Bibel
• Perspective (Linguistics)
• Erzähltechnik
• Narrative Exegese
• Exegese
• Bijbel
• Vertelperspectief
• narration > perspective > "Bible"

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-216) and indexes.

Contents

Point of view and literary criticism -- Point of view and linguistics -- Point of view and narrative criticism: New Testament -- Point of view and narrative criticism: Old Testament -- A methodology for analyzing point of view in biblical narratives -- Application of methodology to Luke 19:1-10.

ISBN

• 9780567026958
• 0567026957

LCCN

2007045325

OCLC

• ocn181424051
• 181424051
• SCSB-1467357

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library