| Public Reading in Early Christianity: Lectors, Manuscripts, and Sound in the Oral Delivery of John 1-4 Contributor(s): Nässelqvist, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004306293 ISBN-13: 9789004306295 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $177.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics |
| Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.46 lbs) 388 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Public Reading in Early Christianity: Lectors, Manuscripts, and Sound in the Oral Delivery of John 1-4 Dan N sselqvist investigates the oral delivery of New Testament writings in early Christian communities of the first two centuries C.E. He examines the role of lectors and public reading in the Greek and Roman world as well as in early Christianity. N sselqvist introduces a method of sound analysis, which utilizes the correspondence between composition and delivery in ancient literary writings to retrieve information about oral delivery from the sound structures of the text being read aloud. Finally he applies the method of sound analysis to John 1-4 and presents the implications for our understanding of public reading and the Gospel of John. |