The Strange Gospel: Narrative Design and Point of View in John

by James L. Resseguie

In this literary analysis of the Gospel of John, Resseguie examines rhetoric, setting, character, and plot to uncover the Gospel's unique point of view. He shows the usefulness of the concepts of defamiliarization and point of view for understanding how the narrator makes the familiar seem strange. A material, familiar point of view that is voiced by the dominant culture is compared with a defamiliarized, strange point of view that is expressed by...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004122060
• ISBN13: 9789004122062
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"