Recognizing the Stranger: Recognition Scenes in the Gospel of John

by Kasper Bro Larsen

Recognizing the Stranger is the first monographic study of recognition scenes and motifs in the Gospel of John. The recognition type-scene (anagnōrisis) was a common feature in ancient drama and narrative, highly valued by Aristotle as a touching moment of truth, e.g., in Oedipus' tragic self-discovery and Odysseus' happy homecoming. The book offers a reconstruction of the conventions of the genre and argues that it is one of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004226885
• ISBN13: 9789004226883
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"