But Their Faces Were All Looking Up: Author and Reader in the Protevangelium of James

by Eric M. Vanden Eykel

Book Overview

This study of the Protevangelium of James explores the interrelationship of authors, readers, texts, and meaning. Its central aim is to better understand how the process of repetition gave rise to the narratives of the early Christian movement, and how that process continued to fuel the creativity and imagination of future generations. Divided into three parts, Vanden Eykel addresses first specific episodes in the life of the Virgin, consisting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567682544
• ISBN13: 9780567682543
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"